Articles filed under Gardening
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Recycling can be a way to craft things of beautySep 25, 2011 1:00 am - Trash talk has helped Matthew Levesque fashion an inventive career in garden design. He holds “creative reuse” workshops, and his “yardscaping” creations made from local...
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Boyfriend is the nitpicky one in this relationshipSep 25, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I’m not sure if I’m being overly sensitive and/or nitpicky here: My boyfriend of seven months occasionally says hurtful things to me such as “You’re not attractiv...
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Divorce offers chance to reimagine home decorSep 24, 2011 11:00 pm - The last time Wendy Berghorst appeared in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, in 2006, she was sharing a candlelit bath with her husband, for a feature on “Love Nests.” That w...
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Chores to do now for a beautiful garden next yearSep 24, 2011 11:00 pm - As the gardening season winds down, so does the amount of time we spend in our beds and borders. There are, however, chores to do now that will help your landscape get o...
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Country Folk Art Festival stays true to its rootsSep 19, 2011 6:00 am - Maybe you've crossed paths with Robin Reed, the new owner of the Country Folk Art Festival. But the Robin Reed you know was creating her own work to sell at shows or ru...
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Art in the garden: The right perennial can perk up late-summer gardensSep 18, 2011 1:12 am - Is the color in your landscape waning as the end of summer draws near? You are not alone. Most of us focus on spring and early summer blooms and then, when we turn our c...
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Treasures in your attic: Carved Chinese panel likely part of romantic ritualSep 18, 2011 1:00 am - Q. I am enclosing pictures of what I have learned is a panel from a Chinese opium bed. I have no idea how old it may be, but it is 25 inches high by 18 inches wide a...
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Garden ministry keeps food pantry clients stocked with produceSep 18, 2011 12:00 am - From its perch at the northeast corner of Rohlwing and Palatine roads, the Presbyterian Church of Palatine is a benchmark to motorists on their way to Palatine High Scho...
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A fast facelift for a boring bi-levelSep 17, 2011 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — The morning Lauren Liess moved into her suburban home here, she took a sledgehammer to the drop ceiling in the basement. Later that day, she and husband Dav...
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Art in the garden: Plan now for bursts of color in springSep 12, 2011 6:00 am - Fall may be the time many gardeners focus on garden chores that tuck their gardens in for their winter naps, but they should be spending some of their time toward making...