Home and Garden
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Shade gardens' moment in the, well, you knowMay 14, 2015 6:00 am - Twenty-three years ago, the horticultural author and photographer Ken Druse produced a book urging us to go over to the dark side. It was titled “The Natural Shade Garde...
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Porcelain dinnerware is a fine inheritanceMay 14, 2015 6:00 am - Q. My husband and I inherited a lovely set of china that has several accompanying serving pieces. Enclosed is a picture of one of the smaller plates. The set is a servic...
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Budget-friendly fun: Civil War Days brings past to life at Naper SettlementMay 12, 2015 6:00 am - Top pick Civil War Days More than 300 re-enactors bring the past to life as the 150th anniversary of the Civil War is commemorated during Civil War Days at Nap...
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Linconshire Garden Club joins with women's center in beautification effortMay 12, 2015 1:00 am - Garden club members and residents dug in the dirt to plant flowers and a vegetable garden at Women's Residential Services in Vernon Hills on Tuesday. The planting event...
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Lindenhurst hosts plant exchange May 16May 11, 2015 1:00 am - Gardening enthusiasts can share plants, seeds, bulbs, books and more at a plant exchange Saturday, May 16, at Lindenhurst village hall. Hosted by the Lindenhurst Environ...
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Pink and orange together pack a sweet punchMay 10, 2015 7:15 am - Lately, I have been obsessed with a particular color combination: pink and orange. The origin of my color romance could come from several subliminal sources: the Dunkin'...
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Minimize pest problems by rotating crops in your vegetable gardenMay 10, 2015 7:00 am - As you begin your vegetable garden, rotate the crops to control pest problems. This is the easiest way to practice organic gardening that minimizes pesticide use. Diseas...
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It's OK to believe in the pigments of your imaginationMay 10, 2015 12:00 am - Susan Hable, author of "A Colorful Home: Create Lively Palettes for Every Room," joined Washington Post staff writer Jura Koncius recently on the newspaper's Home Front ...
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Start growing your own vegetablesMay 09, 2015 7:15 am - If you have never tasted a fresh-picked tomato, freshly dug potato or newly harvested broccoli, you have missed the incredible taste of homegrown vegetables. In additio...
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From tufts to cubist groupings, Milan shows off design trendsMay 09, 2015 7:00 am - Every two years, tens of thousands of designers from all over the world descend on the northern Italian city of Milan for the much-awaited Salone del Mobile (furniture s...