Home and Garden
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Ideas for maximizing your laundry or mudroomSep 20, 2013 12:28 am - What better room to trick out than your laundry or mudroom? Usually, it’s the smallest room in a house, so going for fun wallpaper or specialty faux finish shouldn’t be ...
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Does your family room need an update?Sep 18, 2013 3:14 pm - Ah, the family room. You might be sitting there right now, enjoying your Daily Herald. It’s the place you go to read, spend time with your children, snuggle with your s...
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Does your family room need an update?Sep 18, 2013 3:14 pm - Ah, the family room. You might be sitting there right now, enjoying your Daily Herald. It’s the place you go to read, spend time with your children, snuggle with your s...
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Collect your own seeds for next year's plantingSep 18, 2013 6:00 am - September finds me saving seeds of some of this year's best sweet peppers and most colorful flowers to plant in next year's garden. Why? Saving my own seeds from year ...
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Design options abound for drivewaysSep 17, 2013 11:00 pm - The driveway that came with the 1921 Craftsman-style house that David Ulick bought five years ago was the original concrete one, marred by cracks and with tree roots sta...
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Family Planting Day in Barrington SaturdaySep 17, 2013 2:46 pm - The Barrington Area Conservation Trust will hold a Family Planting Day fundraising event from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at Hart and Lake-Cook roads. A $100 tax-ded...
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Is this piece of porcelain worth much?Sep 17, 2013 5:00 am - Q. I have a piece of porcelain that is in excellent condition. It is marked with an “S” with an “X” through it. I believe this refers to Scheibe-Alsbach, Thuringia, Germ...
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Shrubs benefit from fall plantingSep 17, 2013 1:00 am - Fall is a great time to plant and transplant trees and shrubs. Conditions in autumn, which include warm soil, moderate air temperatures and rain, help plants re-establis...
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Branch pick-up resumes in Hoffman EstatesSep 16, 2013 5:35 pm - Free curbside tree branch pickup for residents covered by the village’s refuse collection contract will begin again in Hoffman Estates on Monday, Sept. 23. Public works ...
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Art in the garden: Shrubs offer parade of fall colorSep 16, 2013 1:01 am - Fall is the season to revel in the magnificent colors of changing leaves. Maples and oaks lead the parade but there are some shrubs with outstanding fall color, and thei...