Home and Garden
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Furniture shops pick up on home office trendMar 28, 2019 11:00 pm - Office furniture products fall in step with the trend toward smaller workspaces and the diminishing role of the home office. As people integrate work into their everyday...
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Kane County Master Gardener Help Desk now openMar 28, 2019 11:00 pm - Kane County Master Gardener Help Desk is open for business. Each growing season, trained University of Illinois Extension volunteers field community questions on trees,...
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The dish: Vintage tableware makes a comeback in restaurants and homesMar 28, 2019 11:00 pm - At dinner tables and restaurants across the country, vintage plates, even the flowery variety often dismissed as “granny china,” are making a comeback. There's a move to...
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Office space is found here, there, everywhereMar 28, 2019 11:00 pm - Today, a home office may not be an actual room in your home. People sprawl out on the couch with a laptop they keep plugged in nearby; they read at the kitchen island wi...
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Learn to use native plants at home through Fremont Library eventMar 28, 2019 1:00 am - Simple ways to include native plants in the home landscape is the topic of the next Wild Ones Lake to Prairie Chapter meeting, set for 7 to 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, a...
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How to take care of your cast-iron cookware and make it last foreverMar 27, 2019 11:00 pm - Cast iron. The myth. The legend. The reality. Perhaps no other type of cookware is so surrounded by lore, not to mention a passionate fan base, as cast iron. It also may...
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Sign up by March 28 for Defenders' solar workshopMar 25, 2019 11:00 pm - The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County will offer a workshop designed to bring solar farm developers together with experts in the field of native plantings. Sola...
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Keeping kids' rooms calm, colorful and (relatively) tidyMar 24, 2019 7:00 am - Spring cleaning season is here, and some of us got a head start by taking Marie Kondo's message to heart: You'll be happier if you eliminate clutter. In many households,...
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Warm days allow for treatment of magnolia scaleMar 24, 2019 7:00 am - March is generally a good month to control insects such as magnolia scale with an application of dormant oil. Before pursuing any controls, verify that you have a proble...
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Reliable perennials are best choice for beginning gardenersMar 24, 2019 7:00 am - Spring has finally sprung and gardeners, beginning and experienced alike, are getting ready to head to local garden centers. Rows upon rows of perennials await, filling ...