Home and Garden
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Grow fruit trees in small spaces with the trick known as espalier
Aug 19, 2025 5:29 pm - If you'd love to grow fruit trees but think you don’t have the space, think again. You don’t need an orchard or even a large backyard to enjoy garden-picked fruit.
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The best blue paint colors, according to design pros
Aug 19, 2025 5:16 pm - As a paint color, blue is endlessly versatile, in part because it works well with many other colors. Here are nine shades of blue that designers swear by.
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Home & garden calendar, Aug. 17-23Aug 17, 2025 6:01 pm - Upcoming garden club meetings, plant sales, and garden shows in the Chicago suburbs.
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Overwhelmed by chores? Try ‘batching’
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The case for carpet
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How to deal with that never-ending pile of kids’ clothes
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Tennis balls and other hacks to get rid of ugly scuff marks on walls
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How to tell when your garden veggies are ripe for harvesting
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Why you shouldn’t heat your home with a clothes dryerAug 12, 2025 11:14 am - Are dryer vent diverters sold in hardware stores and used to provide extra heat in a home illegal?
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It’s OK to keep planting in late summerAug 12, 2025 10:37 am - It’s OK to keep planting in late summer, but be sure to water new plants and those that are less established.