Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Home gardeners can help the hungry by donating some harvestAug 14, 2020 11:00 pm - Gardening's popularity has surged during the coronavirus pandemic; it provides exercise, outdoor time, emotional well-being and wholesome produce. Home gardening also ca...
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Need to stock your pond? Order during fall fish saleAug 12, 2020 11:00 pm - Need fish for your pond? If you have a new pond or an old pond in need of stocking or restocking, you can order your fish from the Kane-DuPage Soil and Water Conservati...
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Northern Illinois Hosta Society hosts online auction and plant sale Aug. 26-30Aug 09, 2020 11:00 pm - Hostas and other shade plants will be the main attraction at the Northern Illinois Hosta Society online auction and plant sale beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26 thr...
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What makes a great vacation home?Aug 09, 2020 7:01 am - No matter where in the world you are or where you wish you were, the idea of a vacation is a great idea. Wanderlust - the desire to travel - is quite appealing to most i...
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Much garden upkeep happens in the later part of summerAug 09, 2020 7:00 am - During the first week of August, plant short-season snap beans, broccoli, cabbages, cauliflower, carrots, mustard greens, spinach and radishes for fall harvesting. Conti...
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Any summer flower show will feature beautiful dahliasAug 09, 2020 7:00 am - Dahlias are at their peak in late summer, and there are varieties ideal for every sunny garden situation from containers and the front of borders to specimen plantings a...
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American spin placed on kusamono art formAug 09, 2020 7:00 am - Most people know of the Japanese plant art of bonsai, in which tiny trees are cultivated in stylish pots. Few people are aware, though, of a related Japanese pursuit nam...
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Modernized deck allows Lisle family to better enjoy their backyardAug 09, 2020 7:00 am - The Salomons were ready for a change — a big change, inside and out — for their Lisle home nestled in the woods near The Morton Arboretum. “We needed to update the whole...
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Lilac of the weekAug 09, 2020 6:00 am - The Charles Joly lilac (Syringa vulgaris) is one of the earliest French hybrids and the finest of the double dark red lilacs. It reaches a height of 10-12 feet and a wid...
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Reach a truce in the war with weedsAug 09, 2020 6:00 am - If you want to avoid chemical weedkillers but don't like the idea of hand hoeing or bouncing along behind a rototiller, you still have options to keep weeds from taking ...