Home and Garden
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Create charming rooms using color and pattern
Oct 03, 2020 7:00 am - English designer Cath Kidston is known as "The Queen of Print." With a background in interior design and styling, Kidston founded her brand in 1993 and made it a global ...
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'The Nester,' on creating a cozy space
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Facts and folklore about marshy cattailsOct 02, 2020 6:00 am - When it comes to cattails, I thought I had the subject pretty well covered. I had led many field trips to cattail marshes and conducted wetland seminars on the subject. ...
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Buy mums with flower buds that are just about to openSep 27, 2020 7:00 am - Autumn is a good time to core aerate your lawn to reduce soil compaction and thatch if you did not aerate in spring. Core aerating once a year is enough for most residen...
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Blue mood? A different room color could help.
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Millennial Money: Home costs don't stop at a down payment
Sep 27, 2020 6:20 am - If you're saving for your first home, there's no shortage of advice out there - some of it questionable, even if you do have an avocado toast habit. Still, it's true tha...
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Elgin's free bagged leaf pickup to start Oct. 1Sep 27, 2020 1:00 am - The city of Elgin's free bagged leaf collection begins Thursday, Oct. 1, and on-street collection in designated areas begins Monday, Oct. 26. Yard waste bags will not re...
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Designing for the expected unexpected forces of natureSep 26, 2020 6:00 am - Because our nation is made up of people who have come from all around the world, all our homes are not alike, nor should we expect them to be. Generally, your ethnic bac...
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It's time to plant bulbsSep 26, 2020 6:00 am - You may be growing tired of planting, weeding, watering and dividing perennials, but before you hang up the shovel for the season, plant some bulbs. It takes a little w...
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Amazon's new security drone, car camera and swiveling speaker push boundaries of surveillance, again