Home and Garden
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The sultry plant that will break your heartAug 24, 2019 7:00 am - The tropical hibiscus produces some of the most lurid blossoms in the garden — a broad, ruffled, flared collar around a central antenna full of knobbly, nectar-rich prot...
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How to decorate dorms and small bedroomsAug 24, 2019 7:00 am - Recently, I had the bittersweet experience of decorating my daughter's dorm room. Luckily, she wanted something simple, no thematic decor. Her only requirements were tha...
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What about tipping an agent?Aug 24, 2019 6:00 am - Q. We are buying our first house, and we're both so pleased with the extra help our real estate agent has been giving us. She will be paid by the sellers, and we won't h...
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Creative spaces are often works in progressAug 23, 2019 7:00 am - How do you create a space conducive to creative thinking? A number of recent books explore the working environments of creative people in search of hints and inspiration...
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Fresher alternatives to subway tile? There's not just one answerAug 23, 2019 7:00 am - Everywhere you look, in practically every American neighborhood, there is a visible thread of continuity that once culturally galvanized us: white subway tile. It seemed...
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Toms Price debuts new Rug Studio at three storesAug 21, 2019 11:00 pm - Toms Price announced the recent opening of three rug galleries at its Lincolnshire, Skokie and Wheaton locations to enhance the customer shopping experience. The Rug St...
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How Schaumburg Community Garden Club continues to share the bountyAug 20, 2019 6:00 am - At long last, local gardeners are reaping their homegrown tomato crops this month, and so are the volunteer gardeners involved with the Schaumburg Community Garden Club'...
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Learn about heirloom vegetables and gardening in difficult times at Garfield Farm Museum show Aug. 25Aug 19, 2019 11:00 pm - On Sunday, Aug. 25, learn from the backyard gardeners how their favorite old varieties of vegetables, fruits, and flowers fared in 2019 at the annual Heirloom Garden Sho...
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The Land Conservancy of McHenry County, MCC to host screening of new documentary about organic farming pioneerAug 18, 2019 11:00 pm - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County and McHenry County College's Agrarian Learning Center and Sustainability Center will present an inspiring new documentary film, "D...
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Prairie dropseed is among most beautiful native grassesAug 18, 2019 7:00 am - Ornamental grasses are reaching their peak in late summer landscapes. Planted among perennials in borders, they contribute contrasting texture, form and movement to the ...