Home and Garden
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Different questions, all asking the wrong personMar 25, 2016 1:00 am - Cash instead of update? Q. We would like to sell our house. The bathrooms are old and dated. Instead of updating them, is it a good idea to offer the $20,000 we wou...
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Martha Stewart on Easter, paper napkins and serving takeoutMar 24, 2016 11:00 pm - Checking in with Martha Stewart is always entertaining. So with spring dinners and Easter and Passover celebrations upon us, we got Stewart on the phone for a few tips a...
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Pre-order native plants for May 7 pickup at McDonald Farm in NapervilleMar 23, 2016 11:00 pm - Homeowners can beautify their yards by planting native plants available from the McDonald Farm Plant Sale offered by The Conservation Foundation, The Green Earth Institu...
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Fremont Township seeks garden volunteersMar 23, 2016 1:00 am - The Fremont Township Community Garden, which provides produce for low-income seniors and food pantry clients, is looking for volunteers. Anyone interested in volunteerin...
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Learn how to plant a garden, save on groceries April 2Mar 21, 2016 11:00 pm - The St. Charles Public Library will present "Planning and Planting a Vegetable Garden" at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 2, in the Huntley Meeting Room, 1 S. Sixth Ave. Univers...
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Dormant oil spray can be very effective to control magnolia scaleMar 20, 2016 7:23 am - March is a good month to control insects such as magnolia scale with an application of dormant oil. Dormant oils can be very effective with minimal impact on the environ...
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A new class of annuals will impress you in 2016Mar 20, 2016 7:17 am - Gardeners returning to garden centers in spring are like students returning to school in the fall, anxious to rekindle old friendships and excited to make new friends. G...
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Porcelain dish with hole puzzles familyMar 20, 2016 7:01 am - Q. Enclosed is a photo of a porcelain jar with a matching plate that belonged to my grandmother. It is decorated with multicolored pastel flowers and gold trim. It stand...
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Living Christmas trees should be planted before springMar 20, 2016 1:01 am - Q. With the birth of our first grandson last week, my wife thinks it would be nice to plant a live Christmas tree next year as a memory of his first Christmas. Our lot i...
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Getting smaller is just a sign of the timesMar 20, 2016 1:00 am - The quintessential studio apartment has been found in Manhattan for generations. In film and on stage, a building-locked room with a window view of a brick wall just a f...