Home and Garden
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Websites provide information on trees native to regionApr 21, 2019 6:00 am - Q. April 26 is Arbor Day. I would like to celebrate the importance of trees in our lives. Is it too early to plant a tree at that time and what is the best type of tree ...
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Hot tub installed without a building permitApr 21, 2019 6:00 am - Q. The people who are buying my house hired a home inspector. One question the inspector asked is whether we obtained a permit when we installed the hot tub. Until now, ...
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Career in real estate not for everyoneApr 20, 2019 6:00 am - Q. I'm considering going in to real estate sales. I'd be interested to hear what, in your opinion, is the most important thing for success. A. For starters, total honest...
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More hacks for reducing plastic at homeApr 20, 2019 6:00 am - To help the environment by cutting down on non-compostable plastics, many people have begun saying no to plastic straws and are bringing reusable bags to the grocery sto...
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Pendulum swings back to less expensive countersApr 19, 2019 7:00 am - The phrase “laminate countertop” usually elicits a look of distaste. A wrinkled nose, maybe a brief sigh and then the phrase, “Too bad it's not real stone.” For people ...
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More Americans are choosing not to tap into their home equityApr 19, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - American homeowners are doing something surprising: Despite record amounts of home equity available to them - an estimated $1.5 trillion worth - they are ta...
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Cut back perennials, native grasses as new growth is seenApr 18, 2019 11:00 pm - Finish cutting back perennials and cleaning up garden debris in the next couple of weeks. It is best to cut back perennials before they start growing to minimize any pos...
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Take a Woodland Wildflower Walk at Garfield Farm April 27Apr 18, 2019 11:00 pm - On Saturday April 27, Garfield Farm Museum in Campton Hills will offer a Woodland Wildflower Walk at 9:30 a.m. With warming temperatures, the spring flowers will be in ...
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Downers Grove works together to plant 1,100 trees for Arbor DayApr 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Over the last decade, the Downers Grove Park District has celebrated Arbor Day with first-grade students at Whittier School, District preschoolers and participants by pl...
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8 clever kitchen uses for that roll of parchment paperApr 16, 2019 6:00 am - I've been using it for so long I don't recall when I first heard about parchment paper, but I do have a vague recollection of thinking the name conveyed some sort of off...