Home and Garden
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Lilacs celebrate springAug 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Nostalgia plays a strong role in most love affairs with lilacs. Fans close their eyes and are transported to their own childhoods. That's what inspired the Rev. John L. ...
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Doomed ash trees can still contributeAug 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Many lovely ash trees will fall in the Chicago area, victims of a small insect called the emerald ash borer. The Morton Arboretum and other organizations are pushing for...
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Rainfall extremes create challenges for yardsAug 29, 2008 11:00 pm - While Illinois rainfall ranges from 30 to 50 inches a year, it rarely falls evenly during the growing season. Instead of the roughly one inch of rain a week that many no...
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Garden calendarAug 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Garden Clubs • The Hoffman Estates Garden Club invites author and landscape designer Pam Duthie for a lecture titled "Continuous Color - The Stars of Fall" on desig...
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Garden calendarAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Garden Walk • The Garfield Park Conservatory continues its centennial celebration with a Prairie Club tour of the city garden created by Jens Jensen at 10 a.m. Tues...
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Blooms beauteous, but think fragrance firstAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Although most people consider color, height and bloom time when planning their gardens, fewer think about fragrance. This is too bad, as scents enrich and enhance outdoo...
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Turning junk into treasureAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - We think of artists' media as paints, fine metals and stone. But some prefer junk. Mirrors framed with flattened pieces of colorful soda cans make quite a splash for Sus...
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Choose the right paint colors for your houseAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - If you're planning to paint the exterior of your house, one of the most important things you need to know has nothing to do with scraping, caulking and priming. It's thi...
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Celebrate nature with all kinds of artAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Artistic Gardener is the latest Long Grove gallery opened by Rachel Perkal and Tobin Fraley, owners of Woodland Grove Gallery and Trillium. Artistic Gardener, 248 Robert...
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Tomatoes hitting full stride?Aug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Your tomatoes are hitting full stride. Seemingly endless branches of zucchini leaves sprawl across your garden. But there are areas of empty soil, spaces vacated by your...