Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Install the right holiday lights for your needsNov 29, 2020 6:00 am - There's nothing quite like artificial colored lights to illuminate the holidays in and around your home. But while traditional string, strip, rope and other lights can b...
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Summer containers adapt for a beautiful winterNov 29, 2020 6:00 am - Remove frozen plants from containers and hanging baskets and replace them with evergreen boughs, branches with colorful berries and interesting seed heads from perennial...
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You can extend your fresh vegetable harvest seasonNov 28, 2020 6:00 am - Many gardeners, even in colder regions, inch closer and closer each year to the goal of growing a year-round supply of vegetables. Corn, peppers, green beans and okra ar...
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Matching grants to help Fermilab Natural Areas restore grasslandsNov 26, 2020 10:00 pm - Fermilab Natural Areas is restoring 500 acres of grassland near Eola Road at Fermilab to serve as a breeding habitat for several endangered and threatened bird species t...
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Must-haves to achieve a holiday wonderlandNov 26, 2020 10:00 pm - The end of the year marks a period of heightened festivity. Come the holiday season, homes and businesses are decorated and everyone seems to have an extra spring in the...
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West Aurora Habitat ReStore to hold Black Friday, Small Business Saturday salesNov 23, 2020 10:00 pm - Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity's west Aurora ReStore, 2302 W. Indian Trail in Aurora, will hold Black Friday and Small Business Saturday sales Friday and Saturday, Nov....
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Collectors enjoy the thrill of the huntNov 22, 2020 6:01 am - Collections are an important component of decorating. They can give even the most bland decor a point of view. Actually, here is something most designers know: Collectio...
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Five timeless shades that will never go out of styleNov 22, 2020 6:00 am - Fall is in full swing, and paint companies are dropping their color forecasts for the coming year. Recently, Pittsburgh-based paint company PPG Industries released a thr...
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As fall winds down, get your yard ready for winterNov 22, 2020 6:00 am - It is a good idea to sharpen and clean garden tools when putting them away for the season. Sharpen spades with an electric hand grinder and put the bevel on the inside e...
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These online plant sellers have a moment in the sunNov 22, 2020 5:00 am - When Danae Horst and her husband, Bill, owners of plant nursery Folia Collective in Los Angeles, looked around in March, "we thought we were done," she says. They feared...