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Gardening
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Gardens seem to have lost their fragrance. We can fix that.
Dec 8, 2019 7:00 AM - One of the delights of the autumn garden is to sit beside a sheltering hedge of the evergreen osmanthus, a holly look-alike that late in the year produces tiny white blossoms that fill the still air with a knockout perfume. -
Mulching your flower beds may require a math lesson
Dec 8, 2019 7:00 AM - If you prefer a neat and tidy look for the winter, cut back your perennials and top dress the bed with a light layer of mulch. To calculate the amount of mulch needed for a bed, first convert all measurements to feet. -
Gift ideas for the gardeners on your shopping list
Dec 8, 2019 7:00 AM - The holidays are right around the corner, and if there are gardeners on your shopping list, here are some suggestions to make their Christmas wishes come true. -
New West Dundee boutique 'a support group for plant parenthood'
Dec 5, 2019 5:41 PM - Laura Triphahn of West Dundee has amassed a collection of plants over the years, and with it, a wealth of knowledge on how to grow and care for them. Now she's using that passion and self-taught expertise to launch a boutique nursery focused more on experiences than sales. -
Sorting through the Christmas tree lotDec 1, 2019 6:00 AM - There are many species of conifers that are available in our area during the holiday season. However, some have more desirable characteristics than others so here is a short list of what you may find while shopping for trees and what to know about each species.
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Eerie plants' season didn't end with Halloween
Dec 1, 2019 6:00 AM - If you're missing Halloween, there are some eerie indoor and outdoor plants that carry the spooky season into winter and beyond. -
Cut back and mound mulch around your hybrid roses
Dec 1, 2019 7:00 AM - It is time to winterize your hybrid roses, as there have been adequate hard freezes (temperatures in the teens) already this year. These cold temperatures generally occur in late November at the Chicago Botanic Garden, but this year, they came in the middle of November. -
Peonies remind many gardeners of their families
Dec 1, 2019 7:00 AM - Most of our grandmothers had peonies in their gardens because of their many benefits including showstopping, fragrant flowers as beautiful in a vase as in the garden, attractive glossy green foliage all season long, adaptability to a range of soil types, low maintenance, and ability to outlive their gardeners. Or maybe they grew them because their mother grew them and shared divisions with them. -
DuPage Monarch Project recognizes West Chicago for Monarch Friendliness
Nov 26, 2019 9:59 PM - The City of West Chicago, which has shown an outstanding commitment to monarch conservation, will be recognized by the DuPage Monarch Project at a city council meeting Dec. 2. -
Winter interest is one thing, vole damage is another
Nov 24, 2019 7:00 AM - You may want to consider cutting more perennials back in the fall if you have had problems with voles eating your plants over winter. Voles are compact rodents with stocky bodies, short legs and short tails and can be mistaken for mice.
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