Articles filed under Contests & Promotions
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Outdoor makeover contest Week 2: Help this backyardMay 07, 2013 1:00 am - My husband and I bought this house in Lake Zurich in 1987; built new, first owners. We have not been able to enhance our backyard and would love to give not just ourselv...
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Outdoor makeover contest week 2: Dreams can come trueMay 07, 2013 1:00 am - I am sitting at the table on my patio underneath the umbrella. There is a warm breeze with the sweet smell of flowers. The candlelight flickers and the glow of garden li...
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Sustainable landscaping is eco-friendly and less workMay 05, 2013 5:00 am - Landscaping provides people with a huge array of benefits from shade to rainwater absorption to the prevention of soil erosion and beautification. But it delivers the m...
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Outdoor makeover week 1: Paradise at homeMay 05, 2013 1:00 am - This part of the backyard is stuck in the ’80s. There is hardly enough room for the small gas grill and two chairs. The step is missing in front of the door that leads t...
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Outdoor makeover week 1: My yucky yardMay 05, 2013 1:00 am - My yard has been beaten up by big dogs for years. When you mow the lawn it is like skiing a mogul field. It would be so much nicer if it were flat, green, and had a ca...
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Outdoor makeover week 1: Can blank canvas be a masterpiece?May 05, 2013 1:00 am - Two years ago in late June, my family moved into our new home. Our previous home was on a creek and in a flood plain that often wiped out my modest attempts at gardening...
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Outdoor makeover Week 1: Hey yew, get off of my yardMay 05, 2013 1:00 am - Remember when yews were the bush in fashion? The house we bought from my in-laws had plenty, and soon after purchase, I decided to remove many of them. My husband says I...
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Experienced cook pens book to help younger generationsApr 30, 2013 6:00 am - Martha Klemenz recalls the fear many newly married women face, not knowing how to cook. “I knew nothing about cooking, was faced with a husband who thought that I could ...
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LED lighting uses less energy, increases use of your outdoor spaceApr 30, 2013 1:00 am - Over the past few years, LED lighting has almost totally taken over the landscape lighting market from the previously popular low-voltage incandescent and halogen system...
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Outdoor makeover contest: Week 1 finalistsApr 30, 2013 1:00 am - It’s time to get in a summer state of mind and that means it’s time for our outdoor makeover contest. For the second year, Daily Herald readers submitted photos with ess...