Articles filed under Gardening
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Healing Gardens open for the season in St. CharlesApr 08, 2012 5:45 pm - Nature was at the core of Deborah Marqui's healing process when she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in 1995. After a year of treatment, she stopped practically...
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Merchandise Mart’s DreamHome shows off fabulous wallpaper, textured finishes and moreApr 08, 2012 6:22 am - Just because I am crazy about the smoky teal wallpaper with a bird and floral design is no reason it should be your favorite wall treatment in the Merchandise Mart’s Dre...
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Valuing a Roseville jardiniere-pedestal setApr 08, 2012 12:31 am - Q. Enclosed are photographs of my Roseville jardiniere and pedestal. I was with my mother when she purchased this set many years ago. When she passed away, I inherited i...
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Growing plants from seeds can be rewarding and fruitfulApr 07, 2012 1:00 am - The instant gratification experienced by choosing and planting flowering plants grown by your local garden center is nice, no doubt. But this year, why not experience th...
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Three easy projects that kill clutterApr 06, 2012 5:18 am - If, like me, you spent this winter hibernating and eating baked goods, your home may have paid the price. Maybe it got a little disorganized, or is starting to look like...
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Celebrity designer celebrates sights, scents of springApr 01, 2012 6:00 am - Kelli Ellis is an interior designer for all seasons. But when spring rolls around each year, she is truly in her element. An award-winning celebrity interior designer, t...
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Put some Pantone pow in your gardenMar 31, 2012 6:00 am - Tangerine Tango is making big fashion headlines this year, attracting more than the usual attention given to any single color. Selected by the Pantone Color Institute (t...
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Grayslake garden club offers scholarshipMar 28, 2012 12:18 pm - The Grayslake Greenery Garden Club is committed to encouraging interest in all phases of home gardening, promoting civic beautification and promoting conservation of nat...
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If it’s a Hunzinger lollipop chair, value could be $1,000Mar 27, 2012 2:27 pm - Q. This chair has been in our family for some time now and we know little of its history or value. Local antiques dealers have given it the style name “stick and ball.” ...
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From artsy to functional, great designs at housewares showMar 26, 2012 3:00 am - Great new tabletop designs for your home turned up at the recent International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago. We found Mondrian-inspired flatware at the Philadelphi...