Home and Garden
-
Craftsmanship comes alive in tour of Oak Park homesOct 01, 2013 5:00 am - The home of a 19th-century carpenter who crafted the woodwork in Marshall Field's Walnut Room on State Street and display cases in the Field Museum will be open Saturday...
-
Fall bulb planting:Sep 30, 2013 5:53 pm - Volunteers are sought to help with a fall bulb planting, sponsored by the Hawthorn Woods Environmental Committee, on Saturday, Oct. 13, starting at 11 a.m. at Heritage O...
-
Help save the prairie at FermilabSep 30, 2013 1:39 pm - Submitted by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Calling all nature lovers. How would you like the chance to help diversify one of the oldest prairie restorations in I...
-
Fall bulb plantingSep 29, 2013 10:21 am - Volunteers are sought to help with a fall bulb planting, sponsored by the Hawthorn Woods Environmental Committee, on Saturday, Oct. 13, starting at 11 a.m. at Heritage O...
-
A newel post lampSep 28, 2013 5:51 am - Q. This statue has been watching my kids run up and down stairs for more than 50 years. We would like to know more about it. I have tried the Internet, but without much ...
-
Choose right plants to extend show of bloomsSep 26, 2013 1:00 am - When you buy mums and asters for fall display, choose plants whose flower buds are just beginning to open so the color will last longer in your garden. Generally mums a...
-
Art in the garden: Dependable perennials extend the color in fall landscapesSep 24, 2013 1:00 am - If you want to add more autumnal colors to your landscape but don’t have enough space for an Autumn Blaze maple, plant perennials that boast showy fall foliage color as ...
-
Pine needles won’t change soil aciditySep 23, 2013 1:00 am - Q. I have several blueberry bushes and heard that spreading pine needles around the base of the plants will increase the acidity of the soil. A. Soil is typically acidi...
-
Trust your gut when choosing an Oriental rugSep 22, 2013 1:00 am - NEW YORK — The stunned crowd at Sotheby’s burst into a rare round of applause when a museum-quality Persian carpet sold for a record-setting $33.76 million in June. “It ...
-
Green paint aside, these old chairs are quite niceSep 21, 2013 5:51 am - Q. This chair belonged to my grandmother, who was born in 1893. I remember seeing it in her house since the 1960s. There are actually two chairs, and I think someone tri...