Home and Garden
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How to grow your cup of coffee (and enjoy a pretty houseplant)
Oct 28, 2023 6:00 am - About 20 years ago, while on vacation in Nashville, Tennessee, I saw my first coffee plant growing inside a greenhouse. I was fascinated to learn that its red "cherries"...
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Home and garden calendarOct 28, 2023 5:00 am - Dec. 4 North Aurora Garden Club: Meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Monday of each month, at Messenger Public Library, 113 Oak St., North Aurora. The North Aurora Gard...
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Pottawatomie Garden Club gives Landscape Commendation Award to St. Charles churchOct 25, 2023 11:00 pm - On Oct. 23, the Pottawatomie Garden Club met for their Autumn Luncheon where the annual Landscape Commendation Award was presented to Father David Peck from St. John Neu...
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DuPage Monarch Project recognizes outstanding contributions to pollinator conservationOct 24, 2023 11:00 pm - The DuPage Monarch Project recently announced that DuPage County, Fermilab Natural Areas, and Darien Garden Club have been recognized for their outstanding contributions...
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Covering asbestos ceiling with drywallOct 22, 2023 7:00 am - Q: My home has "popcorn" ceilings, the kind with asbestos. The cost of asbestos removal is so high, I've decided to overlay the ceilings with drywall. The person I've hi...
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Timing is perfect for installing outdoor holiday lightsOct 22, 2023 7:00 am - Warm fall days are great for installing holiday lights. It is much easier to wrap branches with strings of lights on warm days in mid- to late October than on cold days ...
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Bolingbrook Garden Club donates over 1,500 pounds of fresh food to pantryOct 19, 2023 11:00 pm - The Bolingbrook Garden Club has contributed more than 1,500 pounds of fresh, locally grown produce to the West Suburban Community Pantry during the 2023 growing season. ...
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Mount Prospect plans sustainable garden near downtownOct 15, 2023 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect will be transforming a pocket of green space east of the S-curve along Route 83 and south of downtown into a sustainable garden. The village will spend up...
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Northbrook Park District hosts Oct. 15 farewell event for centuries-old oak treeOct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - A celebration in honor of a centuries-old bur oak tree that has died will take place Sunday in Northbrook. The goodbye event will feature crafts and activities, along wi...
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A bounty on buckthorn: Lake Zurich-based group offers cash for removal of invasive treesOct 08, 2023 11:00 pm - A Lake Zurich-based volunteer group launched a buckthorn bounty program to give local homeowners incentives to eliminate the invasive buckthorn tree. Despite the efforts...