Home and Garden
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Home decor taking on new facetsAug 27, 2014 11:00 pm - Fans of crisp, modern architecture and clean-lined shapes will love one of this fall's strongest style trends: faceted décor. For those who feel that the whole bold, geo...
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Bees aren't the only pollinators you can attractAug 27, 2014 6:00 am - The dramatic loss of honeybees to changing land use, viruses and pesticides is alarming, and they are irreplaceable as pollinators. But you can somewhat offset their los...
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Summer veggies were just the first roundAug 27, 2014 5:45 am - In the heat of summer, it's hard to imagine that the weather will ever be cool again. And with dry weather it's hard to imagine it becoming rainy again. But of course t...
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Jen School students expand from growing vegetables to selling themAug 25, 2014 1:01 am - Students returned last week to the Jen School on the campus of Maryville Academy in Des Plaines just in time. The large vegetable garden they planted last spring - which...
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Ivy-covered Geneva home is a modern classicAug 24, 2014 5:45 am - When one thinks of Geneva, one generally thinks of stately, old-fashioned Victorians, bungalows, Georgians and other traditional homes. But back in the late 1980s, one w...
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When windows dare to go bareAug 23, 2014 6:00 am - Q. Our living room is two stories high, with windows up to the ceiling. We like the light, but we're in a new development and feel overexposed to our neighbors. Is it OK...
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Native plant sale:Aug 21, 2014 1:01 am - More than 50 species of native trees and shrubs are available for purchase through the nonprofit organization Conserve Lake County. Order online at www.ConserveLakeCount...
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Students learn to meld styles when they move off campusAug 20, 2014 11:00 pm - For college kids who move off campus, learning to accommodate to the styles and needs of housemates is good practice for life after school. Take Erica Weidrick and Caitr...
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Keep hostas 'in the blue' by controlling a few factorsAug 20, 2014 6:00 am - Hostas are a mainstay in shade gardens. They are easy to grow, drought tolerant once established and multiply rapidly, so you'll have additional plants for your own gard...
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Emerald ash borer to cost Bartlett up to $1.4 million next yearAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - Bartlett officials will ramp up their fight against a tiny beetle, setting aside an extra $1.1 million to cut down trees destroyed by the emerald ash borer. Two summers ...