Home and Garden
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Nine places to celebrate Earth Day in the suburbsApr 09, 2018 1:00 am - Earth Day was first celebrated on April 22, 1970. Since then, it has become a global holiday, with at least 192 countries participating, according to the Earth Day Netwo...
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College of DuPage hosts 'Native Bees: Their Abundance and Importance' May 7Apr 08, 2018 11:00 pm - Learn about bees native to Illinois during the "Native Bees: Their Abundance and Importance" talk at 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 7, in the Health and Science Center, Room 1234...
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A little monkey business in the world of interior designApr 08, 2018 7:00 am - The adage “what's old is new again” couldn't be more true. It wasn't too long ago that we saw monkeys in every accessory, lamp and dish towel. We all thought that it was...
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New York importer's legacy began in Macy's basementApr 08, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I found the porcelain plate seen in this photo in Pennsylvania some time ago. It is decorated with scrolls of pink roses and gold trim. Four of the six scalloped edge...
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Plant buttonbush in wet landscape areasApr 08, 2018 6:00 am - Not all shrubs flaunt flamboyant blooms or brightly-colored foliage. Instead, they are content to bloom modestly and offer attractive foliage while coming to the rescue ...
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Those bugs have abilities honed over centuriesApr 08, 2018 6:00 am - Q. With these warmer days, I see bugs out already. How did they survive the winter? A. Insects as a class have been around since the Ordovician Age, nearly 500 million y...
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Greek key: Thousands of years old and still in styleApr 08, 2018 6:00 am - On a recent trip to London, I spent a morning wandering the antiquity galleries of the British Museum and was reminded — as I always am — that so many patterns and desig...
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Spring cold snap dictates gardening measuresApr 07, 2018 7:00 am - The cool weather thus far this spring is providing more time for dormant pruning in the garden. When pruning large limbs off trees, it is a good idea to make an undercut...
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The new trend is not being trendyApr 07, 2018 6:00 am - It's spring, a fine time to talk about fresh design ideas. We are in a period that embraces just about anything; there is acceptance for every genre, from vintage to cri...
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How much can you lose if you don't find the best HECM deal?Apr 07, 2018 6:00 am - The best deal on a mortgage is usually defined in terms of the interest rate and origination fee charged the borrower. That was my approach in a previous article on the ...