Home and Garden
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Libertyville historic home tour features Broadway StreetMay 22, 2012 11:30 am - The MainStreet Libertyville Design Committee will present the 9th Annual Historic Walking Tour from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 2. This year's theme, "A Walk Down ...
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Outdoor furniture making patios look more like family roomsMay 21, 2012 2:33 am - After checking out all the options available from patios to grills for building backyard retreats, it comes as no surprise that furniture comes in wide varieties, too. ...
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Water, fire can transform a backyardMay 20, 2012 6:00 am - Water and fire are elemental and have fascinated people forever, which helps explain the popularity of fountains, ponds and pools as well as fireplaces and firepits in s...
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Going on vacation? Hire a sitter for your gardenMay 20, 2012 4:38 am - Gardeners don’t have to remain housebound during the vacation season just because their edibles and flowers need tending. Find a sitter to handle the work. Keep you...
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Backyard makeover contest Week 3: Coleman householdMay 20, 2012 1:57 am - Our backyard looks like it was over taken by an army of lawn ornaments!!!!! What the experts at Aquascape Designs suggest, on a budget of $2,000-$5,000: An 8-by-11-foot ...
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Backyard makeover contest Week 3: Help me reach my potentialMay 20, 2012 1:57 am - All I could say is WOW, this is the contest I’ve been waiting for! Please help my unskilled owners spruce me up so that I can reach my full potential as an awesome ...
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Backyard makeover contest Week 3: Started, never finishedMay 20, 2012 1:00 am - From the top of the deck we no longer have privacy from all of the other neighbors’ decks in the neighborhood. So we got the great idea to put in a concrete patio, ...
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Planter big enough to grow produce for a variety of dishesMay 20, 2012 1:00 am - Mediterranean Planter from “The Balcony Gardener” (CICO Books, 2012) This wooden window box can hold enough produce for a variety of delicious summer dishes. Y...
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Track garden’s progress in photos, notebookMay 20, 2012 1:00 am - Over the years, I’ve had some great success stories, along with a fair amount of challenges. But that’s what gardening is about, because learning from the chal...
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Are this lounge chair and ottoman worth much?May 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Q. My parents were avid antiques collectors and I have inherited some marvelous items including a classic Eames lounge chair and ottoman. We purchased them at a New Jers...