Home and Garden
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A little care keeps trees healthy in winter
Feb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - An ardor for arbors does not cool with the seasons, but the cold months hold special dangers for trees: windstorms, heavy snowfall and dry air that can turn branches bri...
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Back to the prairieFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Prairie style -- created a century ago by Frank Lloyd Wright and his contemporaries -- has a new group of young, hip devotees. Buyers in their 20s and 30s are among tho...
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A little extra care can perk up even the toughest house plants
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Elk Grove man's passion was his garden, charityFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Over the last eight years, Floyd K. "Red" Lundeen contributed hundreds of pounds of fresh vegetables to the food pantry at Elk Grove Township. Items have ranged from som...
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Don't be too hasty about starting seeds indoorsFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Make the most of the dormant season. Use this time to plan for the growing season, to get your tools and equipment ready and to place your orders from seed, bulb and pla...
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Get a jump on gardening season by starting plants indoorsFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Have you seen William Alexander's book, "The $64 Tomato" (Algonquin Books, $13.95)? Subtitled "How One Man Nearly Lost His Sanity, Spent a Fortune, and Endured an Existe...
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Hot chocolateFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Chocolate and flowers are a traditional pairing for Valentine's Day. So how about chocolate-colored flowers? Plants with chocolate-covered foliage make a bold statement ...
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Start planning your organic gardenFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - This time of year one of the most attractive gardening activities is reading -- indoors. And we promise, spring will be here before you know it. If you're into organic g...
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Give your plants a cozy blanket through the winter
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Duchess recalls transformation of England's Alnwick GardenFeb 01, 2008 10:00 pm - This is the tale of a duchess who set out to create a fabulous public garden in a historic English ruin. The story of Alnwick Garden -- with its cascading waterfalls and...