Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Colors can create a desired effect in your gardenJan 14, 2023 5:00 am - Color is a common design element to consider in the home garden as you plan for the 2023 growing season. Complementary colors such as orange and blue are opposite each ...
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Designers look to nature, landfills for new decor materialsJan 13, 2023 6:00 am - At first glance, Nina Edwards Anker's sconces and chandeliers look like ancient scrolls of parchment, or sheets of buttery toffee, wrapped around LED bulbs. Come closer ...
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Learn how plants can boost well-being at MCC's speaker seriesJan 11, 2023 10:00 pm - Examine the special connection between humans and plants during McHenry County College's latest "Experts Insights" educational speaker series "Plants, The Forest, and Y...
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Virtual series to explore the world 'Under Our Feet'Jan 11, 2023 10:00 pm - As part of the Start in Your Yard initiative, the Wild Ones of Greater Kane County, Gail Borden Library and the Elgin Sustainability Commission are hosting the four-part...
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Hunters, meat processors, and food pantries aim to solve hungerJan 11, 2023 10:00 pm - When food prices are high, everyone takes a hit, including food pantries. But now, a local and widespread source of protein - venison - is making its way from the field ...
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Material of nobility available to the massesJan 08, 2023 6:00 am - It was all over the fashion runways. Women's Wear Daily raved about Armani dresses in this material. Harper's Bazaar called it one of 2022's biggest trends. At Britain's...
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Batavia Plain Dirt Gardener Club to host program on aging Batavia dam Jan. 17Jan 05, 2023 10:00 pm - The Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners will hold its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Batavia City Council member Abby Beck, who is an environmentalist on staff with ...
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Learn how to start native plants from seed at Mundelein eventJan 04, 2023 12:00 am - Starting native plants from seed is the topic at the Wild Ones Lake-to-Prairie Chapter meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, in Mundelein. Eileen Davis, an envir...
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Home inspections in a hot marketJan 01, 2023 5:00 am - Q: In a past article, you wrote: "It is the height of professional irresponsibility for any real estate agent to advise a client against having a home inspection." In mo...
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Incorporate shapely lines into your home design for an up-to-the-minute lookDec 31, 2022 6:00 am - Home decor featuring curves and arches shaped up to be one of the hottest design trends of 2022 - and it will still be going strong in 2023. Curvy lines and rounded edge...