Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Gardening doesn't end as the snow arrivesDec 20, 2020 6:00 am - Pot up new amaryllis bulbs in wide, squat containers using a soilless growing medium. Allow the "shoulders" of the bulb to remain above medium; water well once and then ...
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Twigs offer simple beauty in displays and decorationsDec 19, 2020 6:00 am - With our social calendars blank and our party duds in the closet, you would think we might be drawn to boisterous blooms and bows for holiday decor. But lavish looks fee...
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Holiday Lights Contest Editor's Choice Winner: Lake CountyDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - Brett Safron, who lives at 11 Copperwood Drive in Buffalo Grove, is the Editor's Choice winner for Lake County in the Daily Herald's annual holiday lights contest, prese...
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Holiday Lights Contest Editor's Choice Winner: DuPage CountyDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - Rudy Vanderbiest, who lives at 1214 Easton Drive in Carol Stream, is the Editor's Choice winner for DuPage County in the Daily Herald's annual holiday lights contest, pr...
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Holiday Lights Contest Editor's Choice Winner: Northwest suburbsDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - Ray Aviles, who lives at 3708 Rywick Drive in Rolling Meadows, is the Editor's Choice winner for the Northwest suburbs in the Daily Herald's annual holiday lights contes...
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Holiday Lights Contest Editor's Choice Winner: Fox ValleyDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - Michael Ash, who decorated his grandmother's condominium at 7438 Grandview Court in Carpentersville, is the Editor's Choice winner for the Fox Valley in the Daily Herald...
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Black Christmas trees are trending: A symbol of 2020 angst or a refined choice?Dec 17, 2020 10:00 pm - There is a decorating trend that has slowly been creeping, Grinch-like, into the holiday season. People across the country have been ditching their very green evergreens...
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Netflix's Shea McGee on creating the house of your dreamsDec 17, 2020 10:00 pm - Shea McGee is co-founder of Studio McGee and star of Netflix's “Dream Home Makeover.” She and husband Syd transformed Shea's small room of fabric samples and design smar...
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Winter weather brings out the best in the hardy, humble witch-hazelDec 15, 2020 5:00 am - “I cherish a witch-hazel kind of day, a scrap of color, a light in the window when winter is closing all around.” - Robin Wall Kimmerer Tis the season for Christmas tre...
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Good design comes from layers upon layers, even in modern decorDec 12, 2020 6:00 am - An insider secret to creating a room that takes your breath away is layering. The most interesting rooms always have layers upon layers of detail, no matter what the sty...