Home and Garden
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Garden calendarAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Demos and shows •Kline Creek Farm hosts "Canning Your Garden" demonstrations at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. today at 1N600 County Farm Road, West Chicago. Call ...
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Alternatives to gas-powered mowers
Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Spring brings bird song, but also the less welcome buzz of lawn mowers at work. Noisy gas-powered mower engines are energy-inefficient and contribute to greenhouse gases...
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Birds, chimes in the garden provide a feast for the earsAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Sound is a seldom-celebrated sensation in the garden, yet one I wouldn't want to be without. Nature provides the best sounds, with birds singing a never-ending symphony ...
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Beyond the berries
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Guilty of houseplant homicide?Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - If you are the loving caretaker of a greenhouse worth of lovely and exotic house plants, this is not the story for you. If you are reasonably sure that you're ready for ...
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Furniture of the West Indies became passion for designerAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - While growing up, Michael Connors didn't get attached to the family furniture. It often disappeared. His father, the late Memphis, Tenn., interior designer Jack Connors...
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Things to doAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Flea markets •The Kane County Flea Market features hundreds of dealers offering antiques and collectibles. It runs from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept...
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Late summer a good time to add blooming perennialsAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Is your perennial garden winding down along with the summer? It doesn't have to be that way. Now is a great time to spark up the border with some late-flowering perennia...
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Simple vegetable patch turns into a bumper cropAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Over the span of 30 years, Pinky and Irma Schroeder had their share of disagreements over his "back 80." It's not that she minds her husband's hobby, in fact, she believ...
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Garden sets stage for Batavia artistAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - I recently met Kathy and Haydon McPartland when I did a story on the Plain Dirt Gardeners' Garden Walk. The McPartlands' garden at their home on North Prairie Street was...