Home and Garden
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Keep up with maintenance for best resultsSep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Looks like 2010 will be a bumper crop year for tomatoes. My plants are loaded with large juicy tomatoes! Entries are coming in now; it'll be a lot of fun growing our way...
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Architectural touches set homes from the 1920s apartSep 03, 2010 11:00 pm - In the Haskins' colonial, it's the rich walnut doors with arched tops that catch your eye, and a few blocks away a multitude of seductive casement windows and French doo...
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Save time in your garden next year with naturalizingSep 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Naturalizing refers to establishing a plant in a new area where it will grow and thrive and expand without care. Naturalized plants settle in to return each year, increa...
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Barrington 'Smart Farm' holding family eventsSep 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Sales •Spring bulb sale, Sept. 18-19, Morton Arboretum, Route 53, Lisle. Features more than 150 varieties of tulips, daffodils, alliums and specialty bulbs, plus tools, ...
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Best bug control? Invite the birds into your gardenSep 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Growers are beginning to understand that common birds can be of uncommon value to fields, lawns and gardens. Many avian species earn their keep by eating insects and sma...
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September a good time to plant, divide peoniesSep 03, 2010 11:00 pm - If you have holes in your perennial borders or tired-looking containers from the hot summer, look for enhancements to install now. Aster and pansies blend well into pere...
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Yes, it's already time to start thinking about fall lawn careAug 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Seminars, workshops •"Fall Lawn Care," 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, Knupper Nursery, 1801 N. Rand Road, Palatine. Knupper's owner, John Heaton, shows how to get your lawn ...
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Giving Garden: Core group of volunteers tend to the gardenAug 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Soccer moms on the sidelines of next weekend's Barrington Classic Tournament will find an unusual diversion to explore in between games: an educational garden for the Ba...
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How to spot a fake edition on Lincoln assassinationAug 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. These newspapers are in good shape for their age, and I was wondering if they are the only ones of their kind around (to report on the assassination of Abraham Li...
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Stylist turns small home's cozy living spaces into autumn retreatsAug 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Despite measuring only a modest 1,000 square feet, every inch of Sue and Alan Dieter's West Chicago home exudes classic country character. The 100-year-old, one-bedroom ...