Home and Garden
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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...
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Save ash trees or replace them?Jun 11, 2014 1:01 am - Damage caused by the emerald ash borer infestation is becoming very visible in the Chicago area, with many dead and dying trees in home gardens and woodlands and along r...
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2014 DreamHome opens at Merchandise MartJun 08, 2014 12:01 am - Using bold colors. Displaying artwork. Choosing or even making accessories that finish the look you crave. Deciding which lines you prefer on a chair. The Merchandise Ma...
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Barrington Country Garden Faire worth the tripJun 07, 2014 5:30 am - Visitors accustomed to wandering around spacious estates at the Barrington Country Garden & Antique Faire might hesitate this year when they pull up in front of a classi...
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Beetles ravaging Mount Rushmore woodsJun 07, 2014 1:01 am - DENVER, Colorado - Beetles are obliterating forests throughout Colorado and the West, draining budgets as property values decline and threatening tourism at national p...