Articles filed under Gardening
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Make sure bargain perennials are good buysAug 25, 2019 7:00 am - Just as some people anticipate end-of-season sales on swimsuits and winter coats or deep price cuts on holiday merchandise the day after Christmas, gardeners get positiv...
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Get your spring bulbs in the ground this autumnAug 25, 2019 6:00 am - It is time to plan for and order spring-flowering bulbs for your garden. Ordering early ensures availability of what you want to purchase. The soil in a bulb garden shou...
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The sultry plant that will break your heartAug 24, 2019 7:00 am - The tropical hibiscus produces some of the most lurid blossoms in the garden — a broad, ruffled, flared collar around a central antenna full of knobbly, nectar-rich prot...
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How Schaumburg Community Garden Club continues to share the bountyAug 20, 2019 6:00 am - At long last, local gardeners are reaping their homegrown tomato crops this month, and so are the volunteer gardeners involved with the Schaumburg Community Garden Club'...
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Learn about heirloom vegetables and gardening in difficult times at Garfield Farm Museum show Aug. 25Aug 19, 2019 11:00 pm - On Sunday, Aug. 25, learn from the backyard gardeners how their favorite old varieties of vegetables, fruits, and flowers fared in 2019 at the annual Heirloom Garden Sho...
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The Land Conservancy of McHenry County, MCC to host screening of new documentary about organic farming pioneerAug 18, 2019 11:00 pm - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County and McHenry County College's Agrarian Learning Center and Sustainability Center will present an inspiring new documentary film, "D...
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Prairie dropseed is among most beautiful native grassesAug 18, 2019 7:00 am - Ornamental grasses are reaching their peak in late summer landscapes. Planted among perennials in borders, they contribute contrasting texture, form and movement to the ...
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Your turf lawn may need some summer helpAug 18, 2019 7:00 am - From mid-August through mid-September, add seed to bare spots in your lawn. Choose a seed mix that is appropriate for the amount of sun at your site. Grass grown from a ...
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Take precautions to ensure healthy tomato plantsAug 18, 2019 6:00 am - Q. Are there any tips and tricks for growing tomatoes? I noticed some disease this year and am wondering if I did anything wrong. A. We had a late spring, which seems to...
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Master gardeners to offer their expertise at Gurnee library eventAug 13, 2019 1:00 am - The Warren-Newport Public Library in Gurnee is hosting an event for green-thumbed residents in need of advice and answers from experts. From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, m...