Home and Garden
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Stone Hill Farm to hold perennial sale and Healing Garden this weekendMay 08, 2018 11:00 pm - Stone Hill Farm in St. Charles will host its annual perennial sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 12. There will be a variety of perennials for sun and shade, selli...
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Kane County Master Gardeners to host photography workshopMay 08, 2018 11:00 pm - Capture the beauty of your garden for seasons to come with tips from a University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener. Join Master Gardener Donna Mack on Wednesday, Ma...
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Plant sales to raise funds for local clubs, organizationsMay 08, 2018 11:00 pm - Offerings at upcoming plant sales include perennials, vegetables, native and organic plants to help Fox Valley gardeners get the growing season off to a good start. It i...
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'Plantemonium' comes to Fine Line May 12May 08, 2018 11:00 pm - The Fine Line Creative Arts Center, 37W570 Bolcum Road in St. Charles, invites you to "Plantemonium," a perennial/native prairie plant sale, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturd...
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Mainstreet Libertyville hosts 15th Annual Historic Home TourMay 08, 2018 11:00 pm - The 15th Annual Historic Home Tour, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 9, will open four unique homes, along with their gardens, to the public. Visitors will...
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Schaumburg Park District offers gardening tipsMay 07, 2018 11:00 pm - From butterfly gardening and native plants to fresh veggies in the backyard, spring is the time to sprout new ideas for the landscape. Schaumburg Park District's Spring...
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Batavia Lions to hold 36th annual plant sale May 12May 06, 2018 11:00 pm - The Batavia Lions will be selling hanging baskets of beautiful, fresh, locally grown flowers just in time to treat Mom for Mother's Day. The flower sale has been a Batav...
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Get outdoors and explore! Algonquin Garden Club takes field trip to Spring Valley Nature Center, Volkening Heritage FarmMay 06, 2018 11:00 pm - As part of celebrating the 200th anniversary of Illinois, the Algonquin Garden Club wants to remind you to get outdoors and explore the fantastic places that Illinois ha...
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Drinking scenes popular motif carved on chairsMay 06, 2018 7:01 am - Q. I am enclosing a picture of a chair my parents bought in Philadelphia prior to 1926. I am 91 years old and can remember vividly my struggle to climb up and sit in the...
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Great gifts for gardening momsMay 06, 2018 7:00 am - Mother's Day is our opportunity to show our moms how much we love them and appreciate everything they have done for us. If your mom is as special as mine, you want to ch...