Home and Garden
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Your spring containers can contain tasty choicesMar 10, 2019 7:00 am - Lettuce is one of the easiest vegetables to grow in containers. Start some from seed indoors now to transplant in a few weeks or sow seeds directly in containers early i...
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Branches also make interesting tabletop displaysMar 10, 2019 6:05 am - Branches with interesting foliage, as well as flowering branches, can be forced. They then make beautiful displays to have in your home. First, prune those branches that...
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For boomers making plans to relocate for retirement, it's time to get real
Mar 10, 2019 6:00 am - When Martha Powers and Larry Gomberg heard the news about Hurricane Florence bringing horrific winds and catastrophic flooding to Wilmington, North Carolina, they grimac...
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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 ...