Home and Garden
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Scale insects can cause a sticky situation
May 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Is your floor or furniture feeling sticky these days? That could be a sign of an insect pest on your houseplants, one that you'd hardly notice otherwise. That sticky st...
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Perennials: You can depend on plantsMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - It's always great to see gardening books written especially for our area. Anthony W. Kahtz, author of "Perennials for Midwestern Gardens," (Timber Press, $29.95) lives i...
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You say gardens don't interest kids?May 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Don't let your kids see the May/June issue of Midwest Living. They'll want the featured Fun House from a North Shore suburb. The contemporary home fashioned from a borin...
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Ditch the bark, try a living mulchMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Mulch is practical but not particularly ornamental. I'm OK with mulched rows in the vegetable garden, but in my flower gardens I'd rather look at plants than a sea of m...
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Window boxes bring flowers to a new levelMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - They bring color and fragrance right up to my doorstep, next to my patio furniture, and just outside my windows. They are easy to maintain, and I can inexpensively repla...
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Community gardens on the rise
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Antique prints still fresh for today's decorMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The strong and enduring attraction of antique botanical and bird prints is mysterious. Why are they always in style, never old-fashioned, generation after generation? An...
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These pieces might make it to antiqueMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - What new or recent furniture might draw attention on some road show of the future? The Keno brothers, known for their antique savvy, named some choices in this month's T...
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Plants from abroad can carry hazards
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Get a start on fest season this weekendMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Can't wait for festival season? Here are a few minifests taking place this weekend to tide you over: Vernon Hills Springfest: 3 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Metra stat...