Home and Garden
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Multitasking homeowners demand more of their spaceAug 28, 2013 5:53 am - Washing clothes in the bedroom. Sending email from the laundry room. Busy Americans are demanding more from each room in the house, and spaces designed for multiple func...
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Choose groundcovers for their functionAug 28, 2013 5:52 am - Turf grass is the groundcover of choice for many property owners, mainly for its rich, carpet-like appearance. But grass is thirsty, demands frequent maintenance and pro...
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Juice up your home decor with orangeAug 27, 2013 6:00 am - Orange you glad orange is back in style? Some of you are nodding your heads vigorously because this friendly, high-octane color gives you the energy kick you're longing ...
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Public Invited to Old Time Pottery's Grand Opening Celebration This SaturdayAug 26, 2013 11:00 pm - West Chicago, Illinois: August 26, 2013 – West Chicago Mayor Ruben Pineda will be on hand this Saturday to cut the ceremonial ribbon during the official grand opening of...
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Asiatic dayflower easy to pullAug 26, 2013 1:00 am - Q. There is a small blue flower that I find blooming around my garden and in my lawn. There are three petals. While it is a beautiful little blue flower, I am wondering ...
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Artist plants discoveries in gardensAug 25, 2013 5:00 am - Meet Mother Nature, a 5-foot-tall ceramic figure in greens and purples that peers at a screen of tiles of plants Lynn Rushing also created for her Barrington Hills garde...
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Are these old Japanese vases worth much today?Aug 24, 2013 5:00 am - Q. I have enclosed pictures of one of two vases that were given to my great-grandparents as a wedding gift in Germany, probably in the late 1800s. I have also enclosed a...
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Art in the garden: Fall brings a wealth of new flowersAug 24, 2013 1:00 am - As summer begins to yield to fall, we lament the end of summer's blooms but look forward to the seasonal colors of autumn. Leaves start to change color with the falling ...
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Time to break out the cool-season cropsAug 23, 2013 1:00 am - Fall is on the way, meaning it’s time for cool-season crops. Seeds for lettuces, mesclun mixes and other greens that were sowed in early spring can be sowed again this m...
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Fences don’t make good neighbors when trees branch outAug 22, 2013 5:30 am - The gold standard for mediating disagreements might be the old biblical story of King Solomon, who earned his reputation for wisdom after settling a maternity dispute by...