Articles filed under Gardening
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Fire tables join campfire funDec 23, 2014 5:01 am - Gas-operated fire pits, fire rings and firepit tables are emerging as modern-day substitutes for campfires. Flipping a switch to ignite the flames is a whole lot easier...
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A sea of red at poinsettia greenhouseDec 15, 2014 12:01 am - Walk into the Leider Greenhouse and you are witness to a sea of red. Poinsettias fill the large room at the Buffalo Grove nursery. The fourth generation, family-owned bu...
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Ignore those ugly rumors about mulchDec 10, 2014 5:00 am - Rumor has it that mulching your garden beds or trees and shrubs could starve your plants. It's a rumor that has circulated for the past 40 years or so, ever since mulchi...
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Enjoy water fixtures all year by winterizingDec 06, 2014 12:01 am - For many people with backyard ponds, fountains and other water-garden fixtures, the arrival of cold weather means draining the pipes and pulling the plug. But water gard...
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Leave fallen leaves on shrubs, perennialsDec 06, 2014 12:01 am - Q. With the cold weather upon us, I still have many fallen leaves on my yard and bushes. Is it necessary to remove them? A. There is no reason to clear off fallen leaves...
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It's fall, and boxelder bugs want inDec 05, 2014 4:45 am - Batten down the hatches. It's that time of year when boxelder bugs are snooping around looking for a winter home. Your home and mine, that is. You know these bugs. They ...
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Consider windbreaks to protect evergreensDec 04, 2014 12:01 am - Q. Last spring I found a lot of brown needles on my evergreens. I think it was a type of "winter burn" due to strong cold winds. How can I prepare my evergreens to avoid...
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Tucking your cold-weather babies into bedsDec 02, 2014 4:45 am - Frankly, they look a little like Halloween decorations: billowy, semi-sheer white fabric pieces draped over two of my urban front-yard garden's raised beds. Ghostly, or ...
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Evergreens can lose water this monthNov 29, 2014 5:30 am - It is easy to forget about watering during the colder weather in November, but recently planted evergreens should not go into winter under stress from being too dry, whi...
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Paperwhites can fill your home with fragranceNov 24, 2014 12:01 am - Fill your home with the sweet fragrance of paperwhites this winter. Inexpensive and easy to grow, they take about four weeks to force into bloom. Planting several bulbs ...