Home and Garden
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3 things that change when you own a homeMar 10, 2019 6:00 am - You signed the papers, got the keys and opened the front door. Now, that quaint little place is all yours. But more freedom comes with more responsibility. A lot changes...
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Seller unhappy about cosmetic defect repairsMar 10, 2019 6:00 am - Q. Before listing my house for sale, I decided to have a structural inspection, so I hired a home inspector. He didn't find any structural problems, but his report was f...
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DuPage Friends of Extension to host spring celebrationMar 07, 2019 10:00 pm - After this long winter, are you itching to get in the garden? Then mark your calendars for Saturday, March 30, to attend "Celebrating Spring." Hosted by the DuPage Frien...
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New members of Lombard Garden Club receive traditional tea cup and saucer as giftMar 07, 2019 10:00 pm - For many, many years, the traditional gift to a new member of the Lombard Garden Club was a beautiful flowered tea cup and saucer. The tradition of this welcome is stil...
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Antique Apple Tree Grafting Seminar now slated for March 17Mar 07, 2019 10:00 pm - Weather delayed delivery of the root stock for Garfield Farm Museum's 32nd annual Antique Apple Tree Grafting Seminar so it has been rescheduled to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Mar...
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Constable: Pussy willows about to fire first shot in war on winterMar 05, 2019 4:30 am - The email's subject line - "Looking for Spring" - warms my heart. Surely, Stacy L. Iwanicki, natural resources education coordinator with the Illinois Department of Natu...
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Will our suburban trees survive in a warmer climate?Mar 03, 2019 7:00 am - Q. What plants and shrubs are now being recommended for our changing climate, USDA Zone 5b? A. We are fortunate to have some information about this because in 2016, the ...
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Victorian chair has rocked four generationsMar 03, 2019 6:01 am - Q. I have enclosed a photo of an antique rocking chair that has been passed down in my family for at least four generations. It was originally purchased in Philadelphia ...
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Is your home a reflection of your true self?Mar 03, 2019 6:01 am - Before you select the kind of sofa you want, what color you will paint your walls or where you will hang that precious work of art, you have to make home-related decisio...
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Some favorite garden vegetables attract pollinators, tooMar 03, 2019 6:00 am - Planting clumps of bright, successively blooming flowers is a popular method for attracting foraging pollinators like bees and butterflies. But savvy vegetable and fruit...