Home and Garden
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Neighborhood spotlight shines on Plum Grove CreekJun 20, 2014 5:30 am - Sharron and Tom Noe have lived in the Plum Grove Creek subdivision for 31 years. Although at one point they considered moving to a larger home elsewhere, they chose to e...
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Shear your hedges and train your vines this monthJun 20, 2014 5:30 am - June is a good month to shear your formal hedges. Pruning hedges in June will help create a denser hedge. Plan on shearing again in July. Shear a formal hedge so it is w...
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How to get just the right rug underfootJun 20, 2014 12:01 am - How do you choose the right rug? Should it be wool or jute, patterned or solid, big or small? Judging from letters to the editor and questions in The Post's weekly Home ...
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Kohler brings artists to factory to learn, inspireJun 18, 2014 5:45 am - MILWAUKEE - The Kohler sink in your bathroom may be more of a work of art than you realize. The company known for kitchen and bathroom fixtures has opened its factory fl...
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Tips for nurishing your roses, lawnJun 17, 2014 1:01 am - Deadhead hybrid tea roses as soon as the flowers fade. Many shrub roses are self-cleaning and don't require deadheading. When in doubt, lightly prune old blossoms to kee...
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Award-winning designs show what's hot in the kitchenJun 15, 2014 5:45 am - Simple, clean and minimal. Contemporary kitchen design is in for 2014, according to the National Kitchen and Bath Association's latest style report. The association aske...
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Hidden Gems garden walk in LibertyvilleJun 15, 2014 1:01 am - Town and Country Garden Club of Libertyville will host the Hidden Gems Garden Walk fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 28, rain or shine. Six unique Liberty...
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With dining tables, take the time to get it rightJun 15, 2014 12:01 am - When you are faced with confined space, getting the size of your dining room right is imperative. Don't be wooed by style if it is simply too large for your area. You wi...
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How to master the mix of then and nowJun 14, 2014 5:45 am - Q. Our house is traditional, but we are not. My husband and I like things with a contemporary edge, especially the art we have collected over the years. We recently move...
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Lemon Gem marigold offers unusual foliage, flowersJun 11, 2014 5:45 am - Marigold is among the most widely planted and, hence, mundane of flowers. Yet I enjoy them as an essential part of summer with their yolk-like blooms and pungent foliage...