Home and Garden
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Gurnee Park District to open garden plot reservations in MarchFeb 23, 2020 5:36 PM - The Gurnee Park District is once again accepting reservations for garden plots from local families and businesses. The plots can be used to grow organic flowers, herbs and vegetables.
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Protect evergreens from harsh winds
Feb 23, 2020 7:00 AM - The very thing we love about evergreens, year-round greenery, is also a potential weakness. Because evergreens' leaves remain living in all seasons, they require water. Frozen winter soil makes water uptake more difficult. -
Planting seeds produces plenty of annuals for the garden
Feb 23, 2020 7:00 AM - It's time to start annuals that get off to a slow start, such as pansies, violas and snapdragons. You should plan to replant the snapdragons a couple weeks or so later than the pansies and violas, which are more cold tolerant. -
Don't pick one color -- pick a palette of hues
Feb 23, 2020 7:00 AM - The mood of a room should be a main factor when selecting colors. Keep in mind that your lighting, including natural sources of light, will affect the way a room is seen. -
Backyard gardeners can act to help bee populations
Feb 23, 2020 8:00 AM - Chemicals are routinely applied around residential landscapes to kill insect pests and troublesome weeds, but many are indiscriminate and devastate pollinators in the process. -
Can't find an affordable FHA-approved home? You have options
Feb 23, 2020 6:16 AM - With scores of buyers searching for affordable entry-level housing, finding a place to call home can be a struggle. What's an FHA buyer to do? Here are three options.
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Five home improvements that may not pay off when you sell
Feb 23, 2020 7:00 AM - You spent the holidays binging on HGTV, and now visions of shiplap accent walls and freestanding soaking tubs are dancing through your head. Don't let your desire to upgrade your home downgrade your home's market value. -
Grandma Renner's pressed back treasure rocks
Feb 23, 2020 7:01 AM - Q: I have enclosed a photo of an antique rocker that belonged to our great-grandmother. She passed away in the late 1930s, so it must be close to 100 years old. It is oak, and it has the original leather seat and decorative carving on the back. We always refer to it as "Grandma Renner's rocker." We would never part with it, but we'd like to know more about its history. -
How Ring and Nest helped normalize American surveillance
Feb 22, 2020 6:24 AM - Amazon's Ring, Google's Nest and other Internet-connected cameras -- some selling for as little as $59 -- have given Americans the tools they need to become a personal security force. But the allure of monitoring people silently from afar has also proved more tempting than many expected.
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Sweat equity can be a pushup to homeownership
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