Home and Garden
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Freddie Mac pulls plug on low down payment loansAug 04, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - One percent down on a new home loan? Zero down? Generous gifts of thousands of dollars from mortgage companies to help you swing the deal? If any of these s...
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Master Gardeners host Idea Garden tours in August, SeptemberAug 03, 2017 11:00 pm - The Kane County Master Gardeners will host two more Idea Garden open house events this year. The 2017 Idea Garden continues to showcase designs that are easy to replica...
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Garden club has beautified Mount Prospect for 54 yearsAug 01, 2017 11:00 pm - Since it was established May 8, 1963, the Garden Club of Mount Prospect has beautified the community far and wide. The garden club's meetings, programs and projects are...
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Learn about dragonflies and damselflies: 'Triassic Park' survivorsAug 01, 2017 11:00 pm - The Forest Preserve District of Kane County will offer its next Learn from the Experts program with "Dragonflies and Damselflies: 'Triassic Park' Survivors." It will be ...
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Millennial homebuyers seek elasticity, room rentalsJul 30, 2017 11:00 pm - Millennials have officially overtaken baby boomers as America's largest living generation. Those 75.4 million young people ages 18 to 34 are renting and beginning to buy...
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Keep lawn moist to stay green and growJul 30, 2017 11:00 pm - Established bluegrass lawns need an inch of water a week to continue to actively grow and stay green throughout the summer. Water deeply once a week rather than lightly...
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Antique cut glass set is a notch aboveJul 30, 2017 11:00 pm - Q.I have enclosed a photo of a cut glass sugar bowl and cream pitcher set that I bought at a yard sale for $2. They are both about 3 inches tall, and they have saw-tooth...
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Hang up a collection of artJul 30, 2017 11:00 pm - So you've got the keys to your new home and you want to begin to hang your collection of art, and other collectibles or your Aunt Joanne's quilt, but you are stumped on ...
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Aralia 'Sun King' recognized as top perennialJul 30, 2017 11:00 pm - Sometimes a perennial is so good you want to get on a soapbox or scream about it from the rooftop. Aralia "Sun King" is one of those perennials. I discovered this plant ...
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Nesting bees can benefit a gardenJul 30, 2017 11:00 pm - Q. Why are bees burrowing into the ground around my garden? A. Can you believe that 70 percent of the solitary bee population nests in the ground? Actually, having gro...