Home and Garden
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Many infected crabapple leaves are falling prematurelyAug 20, 2017 7:00 am - Many crabapple trees have dropped a lot of leaves in yards throughout the Chicago area because of a common disease called apple scab. Apple scab is most severe during sp...
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Fertilizing roses now leads to winter damageAug 20, 2017 6:01 am - Q. I read August is the month to stop fertilizing roses. Why? A. Fertilizer should not be applied after Aug. 15. Fertilizing roses into the late summer encourages contin...
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German Christmas ornament serves as family heirloomAug 20, 2017 6:01 am - Q. Enclosed you will find a photo of an antique red glass Christmas ornament. It is 3 inches in diameter and lined with silver. It weighs 1 pound and was made in Germany...
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Bathroom design shifts with the timesAug 20, 2017 6:00 am - Human size is the basis of architectural and interior design standards. According to Scientific American, over the past 150 years, the average height of humans in indust...
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Carefree and easy, coreopsis survive even rookie gardenersAug 20, 2017 6:00 am - Go crazy for Coreopsis. Coreopsis, commonly called tickseed, are about as carefree as perennials get. They grow in almost any kind of soil and survive common rookie gard...
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Unusual plants help a family nursery thrive in the big-box worldAug 20, 2017 6:00 am - At some point in a gardener's life, you realize you will never have enough room to plant everything you'd like to and, moreover, you will never live long enough to disco...
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At L.A. Design Festival, form and function make room for funAug 20, 2017 6:00 am - Every year around this time, designers and makers from all over the world show off their new ideas at the Los Angeles Design Festival. This year, global artisans have ke...
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Why always white trim? These designers are breaking the mold.Aug 19, 2017 6:00 am - Ask most designers what color they usually paint interior trim - no matter the wall color - and they will tell you the same: white. My go-to trim color for years has bee...
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Older, midrange pieces are an introduction to antiquesAug 19, 2017 6:00 am - Antique furnishings, decor, coins and toys remain popular among collectors. Unlike the mass-produced merchandise of today, antiques have history, and their endurance thr...
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More down payment versus more houseAug 19, 2017 6:00 am - I have written about this question in the past, and recently decided to take a fresh look at it. The conclusion I reached was that my previous articles on the subject we...