Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Naperville Arbor Day tree sale starts next weekMar 15, 2023 1:00 am - The annual Naperville Arbor Day tree sale begins Monday, March 20. The online event will run for four weeks, opening at 8 a.m. Monday and closing at 5 p.m. April 14. The...
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Explore latest garden trends at McHenry County GardenfestMar 08, 2023 10:00 pm - Explore the latest gardening trends, techniques, and tools at McHenry County Gardenfest, a daylong series of seminars and workshops for gardeners of every skill level. T...
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Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners to learn about 'food forests'Mar 08, 2023 10:00 pm - The Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners will hold its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 21, with a program on "Creating a Food Forest and a Permaculture Landscape." It wil...
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Bring a few flowering branches insideMar 05, 2023 6:00 am - Shrubs such as forsythia and cornelian cherry that formed flower buds last year can be forced to flower inside now. Prune those branches that are not essential to the pl...
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A look at 2023's new garden plantsMar 04, 2023 6:00 am - Most gardeners have favorite go-to plants that perform well in their climate and simply make them happy. For me, those are coneflowers, catmint, liatris, alliums, day li...
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Newest dishwashers save energy, waterMar 03, 2023 5:00 am - Q: My dishwasher is 13 years old. I have compared new dishwasher features. Which are the most efficient ones to consider and is hand-washing a good alternative? A: Using...
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Northbrook environmental group a growing force for monarch butterfliesMar 02, 2023 4:55 am - From a seed of an idea, Northbrook-based Monarchs, Milkweed, and More has become a growing force for the environment. The group sprouted in August 2021 when Northbrook's...
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Sign up for Antique Apple Grafting Seminar at Garfield Farm MuseumFeb 27, 2023 10:00 pm - Learn how to grow antique apple trees at Garfield Farm Museum's 35th Antique Apple Tree Grafting seminar on Sunday, March 5. It will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the museum, of...
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Mulch plants that arrive too soonFeb 26, 2023 6:00 am - The recent extended spell of warm weather and generally mild winter weather to date is resulting in some plants starting to grow in gardens. For example, some hellebores...
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Should sellers attend home inspection?Feb 26, 2023 5:00 am - Q: When we had our home inspected, the seller was present during the entire process. Because of this, we never felt free to converse candidly with our inspector. Shouldn...