Home and Garden
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Friends team up to transform weedy lot into organic gardenSep 05, 2012 9:38 am - PEORIA, Ill. — Until this year, Ryan Childers and Michael Hobin knew very little about gardening. “I’ve never even grown a flower plant,” said Hobin, 28, an apprentice e...
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Hallmark ornament signing Sept. 8 in Arlington Hts.Sep 04, 2012 11:18 am - Two Hallmark artists will sign ornaments Saturday, Sept. 8, at Amy’s Hallmark, 9 W. Rand Road in Arlington Heights, formerly known as Hallmark Creations. Hundreds of col...
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Indoor herb gardening can yield home remediesSep 03, 2012 7:12 am - What if you could soothe a sore throat or a headache with the snip of a scissors? Plant some herbs indoors now, before fall sets in, and you could have a winter’s worth ...
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Covenant Church members on a mission to grow crops for the hungrySep 02, 2012 5:00 am - Members of the Covenant Church of Schaumburg don't mince words. The name for their garden plots located just south of the church building, off of Meacham Road, says it ...
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Prospect Hts. family seeing their dream yard come to lifeSep 01, 2012 8:00 am - A lot of people are working on transforming Sharon and Harry Zeeck's backyard into a showplace, thanks to a Daily Herald contest. Ryan Taheny, president of RYCO Landscap...
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Add zip to your decor with a chevron stripeSep 01, 2012 5:00 am - Looking for a way to spruce up your spaces this autumn? Try playing with pattern. Besides paint, injecting a peppy print into a room is one of the easiest ways to make w...
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Art in the garden: Mulch is a gardener’s best friendSep 01, 2012 4:00 am - Mulch is a workhorse in the garden. It suppresses weeds and regulates soil temperatures. It also helps hold moisture in the soil — especially important this past summer....
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Brass table an example of Eastlake’s Gothic styleSep 01, 2012 2:54 am - Q. I received this brass table as a gift from my grandmother in 1962. I believe it was a wedding gift to her in 1910. There are no markings that I can see. I treasure th...
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Trees and shrubs may be showing signs of stressSep 01, 2012 1:00 am - Days may be cooler now, but the hot and dry summer weather has put a lot of stress on plants that were not given supplemental water. There are many trees and shrubs with...
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Simplicity warms the cottage kitchenAug 31, 2012 10:46 am - “Cottage style” implies light and airy, charming and casual. It is no longer relegated only to summer homes, but chosen for year-round decorating. Cottages evoke vacatio...