Home and Garden
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To keep enjoying your garden's flowers, consider drying themOct 13, 2019 6:00 am - Cut flowers have an intense but brief vase life, lasting generally about a week. Yet they can be preserved as attractive and long-lasting arrangements when properly drie...
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Displaying art and photos is an art itselfOct 12, 2019 7:00 am - No design project is quite finished without art. It's the final touch, like putting on jewelry. The selection of art is truly personal. Much like beauty, it is the eye o...
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Longtime real estate columnist retires her typewriterOct 12, 2019 6:00 am - It was December of 1975. My husband, Norman Lank, was a Realtor, with two dozen salespeople under his supervision. He had received word that day that both local newspape...
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How to best utilize the real estate beneath your bedOct 11, 2019 6:00 am - Small spaces and large spaces alike have one major thing in common — it seems there's just never enough storage space! With the right planning, you can declutter and opt...
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Chicago Botanic Garden's Night of 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns increases its run to 10 nightsOct 09, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago Botanic Garden's Night of 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns increases its run to 10 nights
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Warrenville wins top honor in America in Bloom competitionOct 08, 2019 11:00 pm - Warrenville has captured top honors in this year's America in Bloom National Awards program for towns with populations between 14,000 and 17,000. Other communities in ...
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Goodrich Elementary students learn about hydroponic foodOct 06, 2019 11:00 pm - Something exciting is growing in Cassandra Graff's sixth-grade classroom at Goodrich Elementary School in Woodridge. Students are using the Flex Farm, innovative hydropo...
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Art Deco pitcher has universal appealOct 06, 2019 7:01 am - Q. This is a photo of a blue ironstone pitcher with a removable lid. I bought it 20 years ago just because I liked the shape and color. It stands about 8 inches tall and...
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Don't overlook the more uncommon bulbsOct 06, 2019 7:00 am - Q. Every year I plant tulips, daffodils and hyacinths. What else is there in the bulb world to guarantee a long blooming time? A. Bulbs may come in nondescript plain bro...
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Soil testing will bring you better gardening resultsOct 06, 2019 7:00 am - Have your garden soil tested to determine how best to manage it and what fertilizers to use. Make a composite sample from a few areas in the bed and send it in for testi...