Home and Garden
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Track your bulb plantings with photographsMay 03, 2014 1:01 am - Take photographs of your bulb displays throughout the month and make notes to help you remember where new bulbs can be added in fall to improve the display. This will ma...
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Glass House hosts 'Veil,' a poem in fog and glassMay 02, 2014 5:30 am - NEW CANAAN, Conn. - The Glass House, architect Philip Johnson's iconic Modernist structure set in the woods here, has been wrapped in a poetic fog by Japanese artist Fuj...
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Schaumburg Garden Club to hold plant sale SundayMay 02, 2014 1:01 am - Members of the Schaumburg Community Garden Club spent Thursday and Friday busily preparing for their native plant sale this weekend at Spring Valley Nature Center, 1111 ...
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Arbor Day events in Round Lake:May 01, 2014 1:01 am - Celebrate Arbor Day from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 3, at the Round Lake public works/police facility, 751 W. Townline Road, Round Lake. The event will proceed rain or...
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Eating organic: Plants like it tooApr 30, 2014 5:45 am - To get the most out of any organic fertilizer, keep in mind how plants feed and how these fertilizers act in the soil. The bulk of a plant's feeder roots - whether it's...
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Easy tips to help conserve waterApr 30, 2014 1:01 am - Q. What tips can you provide for conserving water in the garden? A. Because water is so essential to growing a lush garden, here are some easy water-saving tips: Water y...
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Clever tricks wake up underused guest bedroomApr 29, 2014 5:45 am - Although Cally and Dean Powrozek frequently hold sleepovers with their four grandchildren in their Hampshire home, those pint-size guests rarely sleep in the spare bedro...
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Rain barrel, native plant saleApr 29, 2014 1:01 am - More than 60 varieties of sun-loving, shade-loving and savanna plants will be for sale May 10 and 11 at the North Bay Pavilion at Independence Grove Forest Preserve, Rou...
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Use wallpaper efficiently as an alternative to paintApr 27, 2014 5:45 am - Wallpaper can be an efficient and effective way to spruce up a house without taking up any space. Wall coverings have been around for hundreds of years, but admiration w...
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Multigenerational homeowners prefer big, happy familiesApr 27, 2014 12:01 am - Growing up in India, Devyani Bhatt lived in a multigenerational home with her parents, her paternal grandparents and maternal grandfather. Now, many years later and seve...