Home and Garden
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Home inspector wrong about safety glassJun 29, 2018 6:00 am - Q. Our home is about 50 years old. When we bought it, our home inspector said the sliding glass door did not have safety glass, and he advised us to replace it. Last wee...
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Booming home equity: Financial opportunity or warning sign?Jun 29, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - If you've got it, don't piggy bank it - borrow against it. That seems to be the prevailing sentiment among tens of thousands of American homeowners who've s...
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'Prairie paramedic' worries Naperville pollinator garden could be removedJun 28, 2018 5:33 am - A wildflower garden at a Naperville post office will be in jeopardy if postal officials follow through on plans to eliminate it. Carolyn Finzer, who has spent years hel...
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Postal service offers meeting on future of Naperville pollinator gardenJun 28, 2018 1:00 am - Conservationists concerned about the future of a prairie garden outside the Naperville post office on Ogden Avenue say they're optimistic a meeting with the postmaster c...
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COD art students paint mural to reflect sustainable environment on campusJun 26, 2018 11:00 pm - College of DuPage art students are painting a new two-sided mural outside of the college's greenhouse that will embody the environmentally friendly initiatives of the co...
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Residents take growing delight in GreenFields' gardensJun 25, 2018 11:00 pm - She knows the dirt, the roots, the delicate stems and petals. She senses how to arrange the garden, which plants to place where for the most aesthetic appeal. Though sh...
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Japanese lusterware tea set shinesJun 24, 2018 7:01 am - Q. Your column is in our local newspaper each week. I wonder if you could help me. I have a porcelain tea set that is a service for 12. It includes teacups, saucers, san...
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Designer do's and don'ts for the 'experts'Jun 24, 2018 7:01 am - We all have been in rooms that make us "ooh and ahh." They delight us because of the care and thought that has been taken to place every piece of furniture, accessory an...
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Turn a sunny patio into a tropical oasisJun 24, 2018 7:00 am - This summer take a tropical vacation in your own backyard. Group some tropical, or tropical-looking, plants on a deck or patio, add a water feature and some comfortable ...
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Swimming-pool landscaping with a minimum of debrisJun 24, 2018 6:00 am - Landscaping around an outdoor swimming pool requires no-muss, no-fuss plant selections. The pool can be a flowery focal point, but don't open it to litter from leaves an...