Home and Garden
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Waystations awaiting guest of honorJul 05, 2016 11:00 pm - Local monarch friendly gardens have been planted, pruned and prepared for the butterfly's annual arrival but they're being slow to show up this year. Waystation owners e...
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Garfield Farm Museum offers Prairie Walk SundayJul 05, 2016 11:00 pm - A prairie walk will be held at 9 a.m. Sunday, July 10, at Garfield Farm Museum in Campton Hills. Reservations are required for this two- to three-hour hour hike by calli...
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Exhibit combines Impressionist gardens and paintingsJul 03, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Many American painters, inspired by French Impressionists at the turn of the 20th century, flocked from East Coast cities to sun-dappled garden havens in plac...
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Tootsie Roll bank is a sweet collectibleJul 03, 2016 5:01 am - Q. This is a photo of a Tootsie Roll bank I own. It is shaped and decorated like a Tootsie Roll candy and made of cardboard. Tin lids cover both ends, and one end has a ...
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Proportions and scale critical when decorating small spacesJul 03, 2016 5:00 am - When it comes to interior design, you've got to get the size of your ideas right. Nothing is worse than when a clueless homeowner sets out to do a do-it-yourself project...
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Best to replace a dying ash treeJul 03, 2016 5:00 am - Damage caused by emerald ash borer is becoming very noticeable in the Chicago area, with dead and dying trees in home gardens, woodlands and along roadsides. The numbers...
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Delphiniums are a worthwhile challengeJul 03, 2016 4:00 am - My delphiniums are now in all their stately glory, the 5-foot, blue spires reaching for the sky as they guard the gate to my vegetable garden. I have to admit that besid...
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Love your home with all its unique 'flaws'Jul 02, 2016 11:00 pm - "I love my home!" These are four words that are not often heard from homeowners. Frequently what is heard are things like: "I wish my house were larger," "My closets are...
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Plenty of plants will grow in dry shadeJul 02, 2016 11:00 pm - I live on an acre with areas baked in sunshine and others shaded by mature trees. When I was younger, I spent more time in the sunny gardens tanning my back while planti...
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Affordable homes for first-time buyers coming soonJul 02, 2016 6:00 am - In recent months, there has been a well-publicized shortage of affordable homes for today's first-time buyers. That situation may soon change, much to the relief of youn...