Home and Garden
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DESIGNfirst Builders 'cooks up' added benefits for remodeling clientsAug 09, 2018 11:00 pm - According to BuildFax, a national research company analyzing real estate construction trends, the rate of remodeling is the highest since 2004. Economic uncertainty, a d...
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Coalition to host Monarch Family Fun Fair Aug. 12Aug 07, 2018 11:00 pm - Monarch butterfly populations have declined precipitously in recent years. Now Mexico, Canada and the United States are collaborating on a North American strategy to con...
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Healing Gardens open Aug. 12 with tai chi and yogaAug 07, 2018 11:00 pm - Healing Gardens, a two-acre expanse of woodland and perennial gardens on Stone Hill Farm in St. Charles, will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12. The garden...
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Order native tree, shrub during conservation group's fall saleAug 07, 2018 11:00 pm - Online ordering for Citizens for Conservation's Fall Native Tree and Shrub Sale begins on Monday, Aug. 13. To order, go to www.CitizensForConservation.org where there ar...
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Track 'Monarch's Great Migration' Aug. 26 with McHenry County Conservation DistrictAug 07, 2018 11:00 pm - It is almost time for the majestic monarch butterflies to begin their mass migrations south. Join the McHenry County Conservation District in exploring this incredible ...
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Glen Ellyn golf course suits monarchs to a teeAug 05, 2018 11:00 pm - While golf carts silently roll across manicured fairways, monarchs are flitting over tall tufts of vegetation in the rough. It's just another summer day for golfers and ...
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Chair design inspired by 17th-century Jacobean furnitureAug 05, 2018 7:01 am - Q. This is a photo of an antique chair that has been in my family for generations. It is in mint condition, and we think it belonged to our great-great-grandmother somet...
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Gold hostas brighten shade gardensAug 05, 2018 7:00 am - It is no secret that I love hostas. They grow in a variety of sizes, forms, and foliage colors, textures and edges. Leaves can be long and narrow, oval, round, and wedge...
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Revive your container gardens with a shot of fertilizerAug 05, 2018 6:00 am - If the plants growing in your containers or baskets are looking stunted or have leaves that are yellowing, they may need supplemental fertilizer. The frequent watering ...
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The rewarding buzz of watching honeybees at workAug 05, 2018 6:00 am - Carin Celebuski is a beekeeper and horticulturist who moved from a small yard in suburban Washington, D.C., two years ago to an 80-acre farm north of Baltimore. You migh...