Articles filed under Gardening
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Keeping a garden journal lecture scheduledFeb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Garden lectures • Bonnie Tawse, coordinator of environmental programs for Millennium Park, leads a lecture on "Keeping a Garden Journal" from 10 a.m. to noon, Satur...
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Indoor avocados are an iffy propositionFeb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Everybody wants to grow some of their own food these days. How about avocados? We're talking about a plant that really does bear fruit, not just the stems and leaves you...
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How to insulate yourself from teen noiseFeb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Noise in the home can be a maddening problem, but it's seldom adequately addressed in plans for renovations of older houses. And that's an unfortunate oversight. While n...
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Not pretty: rugs from child laborFeb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - While we often worry about the working conditions of the people who make products we buy, the South Asian rug industry is notorious. Several groups are working to help t...
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Help for old quilts, getting the wrinkle out of that dressFeb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. I have inherited some precious quilts and need advice on how to keep them. One has some stains and other problems. Can I bleach old fabrics? What is the best way ...
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Home improvement showcase moving to Arlington HeightsFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - • The Home Improvement Showcase finishes up its run at the Libertyville Sports Complex, at Routes 45 and 173, Libertyville, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15. It th...
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Neutral means style as well as colorFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - We almost stumped the queen of staging. Believe it or not, Lisa LaPorta of HGTV's Designed to Sell has seen homes that looked like visitors - much less ones carrying tel...
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Is 'Green Design' consistent with beauty, fun and fantasy?Feb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - At the risk of seeming curmudgeonly - or, even worse, politically incorrect - I do wish the environmental movement hadn't popularized "green" as a synonym for anything t...
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When looks rank as high as comfortFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - For everyone who thinks most comfortable loungers or chairs are ugly, Thos. Moser introduces the Kinesis chair and ottoman. David Moser, who designed this carved chair o...
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Turn outdoor gardens into 'floral rooms'Feb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - • The Garden Club of Inverness hosts Pat Hollingsworth of RLS Landscape and Nursery in Elburn for a lecture on creating outdoor gardens into "floral rooms." The meeting ...