Home and Garden
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Now's the time to pinch chrysanthemums for fall
Jul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Chrysanthemums run the gamut, from bushy mounds covered with blossoms to stately, upright plants capped by one or just a few humongous blooms. Their colors and forms of ...
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Living, healthy dirt at the heart of organic gardeningJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - On this Independence Day weekend, people like Christine Laske rank as patriots in some circles. The Arlington Heights resident helps preserve the planet while saving mon...
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July in the garden: day lilies offer incredible selection of colorsJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Gardeners who want super-tolerant, thrive-on-neglect plants often consider day lilies (Hemerocallis) to be the perfect perennial. While they are fully winter hardy, tole...
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Perennial Festival will show how to make most of your spaceJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - We all need to spend more time in our gardens. The benefits to body and soul are many. Planting, watering and weeding burn considerably more calories than watching TV. S...
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How to address three challenges in organic gardeningJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Three big issues come to mind when organic gardening is discussed. How should we deal with fertilizer, weeds and insects and other pests? Here are tips we gathered from ...
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Tips on getting kids interested in gardening
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Local weatherman works on other side of the cameraJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Mike Caplan shoots plenty of nature photos in his own yard in Wadsworth. The setting is idyllic with a flower garden, birds of all kinds including hummingbirds and goldf...
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Hydrangeas, a summer staple, add splash of colorJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Ah, summer. Time for vacations, laying in the hammock and backyard barbecues. Before that next barbecue add a little color to your yard with some summer flowering shrubs...
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How deep will you sleep tonight? How about a body pillow?Jun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - If you're fickle in bed - one night wanting a fluffy pillow under your neck, the next desiring a full-length body pillow to spoon - well then have we got the match for y...
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Guided walks tour Millennium Park's Lurie GardenJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Garden tours • Guided walks of Millennium Park's Lurie Garden in Chicago are from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 20. These walks are free and led by a m...