Articles filed under Gardening
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Design secrets to get your garden looking its bestJun 08, 2012 1:00 am - A garden can be defined in many ways: a plot of land used for the growing of flowers, vegetables, herbs and trees; an area of fertile, cultivated property; even as a ver...
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Gardening season in full gear; go ahead and plantJun 03, 2012 5:00 am - The gardening season is now in full gear. An exceptionally warm March this year got the season off to an early start. Some plants were then damaged by April frosts, but ...
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The most eco-friendly lawn isn’t necessarily green in hueJun 02, 2012 5:00 am - The most eco-friendly lawn isn’t necessarily green in hue
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Some edibles are great as ornamentals, tooJun 02, 2012 1:00 am - Sweet potato vines decorating window boxes? Blueberry plants prized more for their foliage than their fruit? Some flowers and vegetables are as appealing in the home ga...
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Art in the garden: Plant some vines in your landscape this summerJun 01, 2012 6:00 am - While designing your garden this summer, be sure to include some vines in your plan. Vines offer a wealth of opportunities to dress up the garden including covering bare...
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Tips on choosing paint colorsMay 30, 2012 1:00 am - Jean Molesworth Kee’s architectural color consulting business, the Painted Room, has been around for 10 years. Kee, who blogs about color at paintedroom.com, works prima...
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Rare insider’s look at one of Wright’s last Prairie style designsMay 29, 2012 1:00 am - Experience one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s last small urban dwellings — the jewel-like Emil Bach House —with a Restoration in Progress Tour led by award-winning preservation...
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Garden Club plant sale at Spring ValleyMay 28, 2012 10:40 am - The Schaumburg Community Garden Club has changed the location of its 23rd annual Bargain Bulb & Plant Sale on Saturday, June 2, to Spring Valley Nature Center, 1111 E. S...
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Are these wooden toys worth anything?May 27, 2012 2:35 am - Q. A family member who was a carpenter made these toys sometime during the late 19th century to circa 1900. They were passed to me and I was wondering if they have any v...
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Why do some trees weep while others don’t?May 27, 2012 1:00 am - Why do some trees weep? Because they want to grow down. Instead of reaching for the sky, as most trees do, young stems of weeping trees toy only briefly with upward grow...