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Gardening
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The front-yard vegetable garden
Oct 13, 2019 7:00 AM - Lawns are in retreat as gardeners want more space for treasured plants, for rain gardens, for pollinator gardens and even as a place to tuck herbs and other culinary plants in with the ornamentals. Is suburbia ready for a full-blown upfront veggie garden, in all its late-summer raggedness? -
Early frosts are fast approaching
Oct 13, 2019 7:00 AM - The average first frost at the Chicago Botanic Garden is Oct. 15, though it is typically later in Chicago. Tender plants can be protected from light freezes by covering them with sheets, plastic or boxes. -
Vines solve problems and extend garden 'up'
Oct 13, 2019 7:00 AM - Vines can be the solution to many landscape challenges, including creating privacy, providing a lush backdrop for other plants, covering bare spots and dressing up views -- all in a narrow space. -
To keep enjoying your garden's flowers, consider drying them
Oct 13, 2019 6:00 AM - Cut flowers have an intense but brief vase life, lasting generally about a week. Yet they can be preserved as attractive and long-lasting arrangements when properly dried and displayed. -
Warrenville wins top honor in America in Bloom competitionOct 9, 2019 11:31 AM - Warrenville has captured top honors in this year's America in Bloom National Awards program for towns with populations between 14,000 and 17,000.
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Goodrich Elementary students learn about hydroponic food
Oct 11, 2019 11:45 PM - Something exciting is growing in Cassandra Graff's sixth-grade classroom at Goodrich Elementary School in Woodridge. Students are using the Flex Farm, innovative hydroponic technology, to grow fresh leafy greens year-round indoors. Students have already grown over 20 pounds of lettuce this school year. -
Ease houseplants gently back into your home
Oct 6, 2019 6:00 AM - Moving houseplants indoors with the onset of cold weather is not your typical furniture-shifting exercise. It requires planning because houseplants for the most part are tender tropicals and need time to acclimate to a changed growing environment. -
Don't overlook the more uncommon bulbs
Oct 6, 2019 7:00 AM - Q. Every year I plant tulips, daffodils and hyacinths. What else is there in the bulb world to guarantee a long blooming time? -
Soil testing will bring you better gardening results
Oct 6, 2019 7:00 AM - Have your garden soil tested to determine how best to manage it and what fertilizers to use. Make a composite sample from a few areas in the bed and send it in for testing. -
It's time to plant tulips and daffodils
Oct 5, 2019 7:00 AM - After a drab and dreary winter, tulips and daffodils announce the arrival of spring in a way no other plants can. Their blooms in a rainbow of colors light up the landscape and send the winter blues packing.
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