Home and Garden
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Gardeners have plenty of tasks to complete by winterSep 24, 2023 6:00 am - Plants that prefer acidic soil conditions, such as rhododendrons and azaleas, can benefit from an application of granular sulfur to the soil in fall. If your blue hydran...
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Pottawatomie Garden Club getting ready for fallSep 21, 2023 11:00 pm - The Pottawatomie Garden Club planted fall flowers in downtown St. Charles on Wednesday, Sept. 20. The next monthly meeting will be Monday, Sept. 25, at the Baker Memoria...
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Rust-Oleum unveils its 2024 wall paint color of the yearSep 20, 2023 1:00 am - VERNON HILLS - Rust-Oleum on Tuesday announced its 2024 Zinsser SmartCoat wall paint color of the year, Chocolate Cherry. The color, No. SC152, is a hue that infuses spa...
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Time to display fall flower arrangementsSep 17, 2023 6:00 am - Early-season mums are now available in garden centers. If you plan to plant them in a shady location, look for plants that have the flowers partially open. Otherwise, tr...
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The mutant tomatoes are here, and they come in peaceSep 16, 2023 6:00 am - This is the time of year when, without fail, readers send me photos of their mutant tomatoes. Many look like Jimmy Durante (if you're too young to know who that is, thin...
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Time running out to plant fall greens for your saladsSep 10, 2023 7:00 am - Cool-season lettuces, mesclun mixes and other greens that were planted in early spring can be planted again. If the weather is unusually hot, plant these greens in parti...
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Students transform drab dorm rooms into comfy spaces: How much that's costing them
Sep 10, 2023 6:00 am - From $300 studded headboards and $100 coffee table books to custom-made cabinets to disguise your mini-fridge, students are spending big bucks to decorate their dorm roo...
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Give a hand to help Project Daffodil bloom againSep 05, 2023 11:00 pm - It's not too early to think about next spring, especially if the sight of large patches of blooming daffodils appeals to you. The Fox River Corridor Foundation has had t...
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Rain creates extra pruning needsSep 03, 2023 8:00 am - Plants have been putting on a lot of growth this summer after the series of rainstorms and the shrubs that you pruned in June and or early July may need to be touched up...
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Is your yard a fire hazard? How gardeners can reduce the risks.Sep 02, 2023 11:00 pm - The deadly wildfires in Hawaii this month were fueled in part by plants, in particular invasive grasses that have taken over land once occupied by sugar and pineapple pl...