Home and Garden
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Gardening brought Batavia couple together, now family joins inJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Debbie and Geoff Rempert are particularly successful gardeners. A garden in Batavia brought the couple together and helps them raise their children. And oh, yes, a stin...
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Itasca Giving Garden having its best year yetJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - From the trading pit at the Board of Trade to the community garden plots in Itasca. That's how far Marty Lundeen has come since walking away from his career as a bond tr...
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Quit bugging my tomatoesJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - With the upcoming warm weather insects will become a problem on tomatoes. Early detection is the key to controlling insect problems before they get out of hand. Get a ma...
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Garden to open in Chicago's Englewood neighborhoodJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - One of Chicago's most downtrodden neighborhoods is getting a boost. The Heritage Station Community Garden opened in Englewood last week. Terina Cranshaw-Hodges is the he...
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Gardening coach shares plant advice, tipsJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Here are words of plant wisdom from Debbie Rempert, who recently started a garden coaching website, gardengirlbatavia.com. •Sweet woodruff is fragrant in the spring and ...
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A rose is a rose, but not a big seller in the case of this chinaJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. Years ago, my husband received this rose-patterned china set as a gift. It has been sitting around for more than 40 years, and we have decided to sell it because ...
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Tots 'n Trucks to showcase wide range of vehicles in PalatineJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Events bull;Tots 'n Trucks, 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 7, Knupper Nursery, 1801 N. Rand Road, Palatine. See the nursery's big landscape trucks, little trucks, forklift and ...
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Red adds excitement to garden but comes with challengesJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - All reds aren't just red. Whole books have been written on the use of color in garden design, but even a brief discussion of color in general and red in particular will ...
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Invite the good guys into your tomato patchJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - I've always believed in inter-planting perennials and herbs that attract pollinators and beneficial insects right in my veggie garden. Huge bumblebees love the bee balm,...
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'Head vase' a common item in '50s, '60sJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. Attached are photographs of a knickknack that was handed down by my mother years ago. It seems like it was in our kitchen for ages. Stamped on the bottom is "c" in a ...