Home and Garden
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Rediscovering the Jerusalem artichoke
Dec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - How's this for a misnomer: The Jerusalem artichoke is neither an artichoke, nor is it from Jerusalem. The root vegetable was one of the first native American plants to b...
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Tips for buying a fresh treeDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Christmas trees have been sold commercially in the United States since about 1850. Although more than 300,000 trees are being sold via Internet or mail order catalogs, t...
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Elgin author travels the world in search of antique German ornamentsDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - When you lovingly unwrap your grandmother's glass dove to hang on your Christmas tree, just think -- she could have left you a clown or a devil. And it would have been w...
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Things to doDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Antiques and crafts • The Kane County Flea Market offers hundreds of dealers with antiques and collectibles from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Kane County Fairgrounds, 5...
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Keep de-icing chemicals from sensitive plantsDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Colder weather has been slow to arrive, but it's still time for Chicago-area gardeners to be prepared to protect their plants from the challenges of snow and ice. All pl...
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Garden calendarDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Clubs • The Garden Club of Lake Zurich invites Shirley Remes, field editor for "Better Homes and Gardens," to discuss creating Gardens with Personality at 7 p.m. Tu...
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Beauty that's not just skin deepDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - There are rugs and then there are rugs. Emma Gardner, for example, designs handmade rugs. She has donated her new rug, the 6-by-9-foot "Chinese River," to a raffle for R...
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Olive tree a gift idea for the gardener in your lifeDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Do you know what people, plants and olives have in common? This holiday season you can celebrate all three at once, thanks to a new offer from Lindsay Olives. With each ...
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Stylish ways to seat large holiday crowds
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Living Christmas trees a tradition that keeps on growing