Home and Garden
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A work in progressMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - My backyard has been a slow work in progress (and a source of great enjoyment) for the past 19 years but the patio is just too small. A do-it-yourself pond which is now ...
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Pie-shaped yard a challengeMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - We have a small pie-shaped backyard that has been a huge challenge to work with. But in spite of that, we managed to raise three children in our home, mostly because of ...
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Updates badly neededMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - Seven years ago we bought a townhouse and planned to live in for three to five years, then buy bigger home and start family. Two years later, market tanked, housing valu...
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Crown Imperial can add majesty to a gardenMay 14, 2014 5:45 am - Crown imperial is exiting the garden after another fabulous spring show. The orange blossoms are fading, wilting and will soon drop. Then the rest of the plant will begi...
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Learn basics to sprout seedsMay 14, 2014 1:01 am - Q. What is the difference between an heirloom seed and a hybrid seed? A. Growing plants from seed is exciting, but it also might prove confusing if you don't understand ...
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Ask a designer: The evolving outdoor kitchenMay 12, 2014 5:30 am - For years, it was enough to park a barbecue grill next to a picnic table on a patio and call it an "outdoor kitchen." But over the past decade, Americans have taken back...
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Sit back and relax at new Hand & Stone in GenevaMay 11, 2014 11:00 pm - A new business is open in Geneva along the Randall Road corridor aimed at helping you feel and look better. Hand & Stone opened May 3 at 1416 S. Randall in the Randall S...
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Dealing with the emerald ash borer in DundeeMay 11, 2014 11:00 pm - Remember: change is good. If the emerald ash borer has taught us anything, it is not to become too attached to the stately trees that line our streets or dot our parks. ...
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Gardeners go native at Lake County plant saleMay 11, 2014 1:01 am - A variety of native plants, flowers, grasses, shrubs, vines and trees were available for purchase Sunday at the Lake County Forest Preserve District's 17th Annual Native...
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Itasca Lions serve up loads of pancakesMay 10, 2014 1:01 am - As a hot griddle slowly turned around a motorized base, waves of 48 pancakes at a time were being flipped and made ready to serve Saturday morning during the Itasca Lion...