Articles filed under Gardening
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Seminar set on tree and shrub fall and winter careSep 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Seminars, sales •Tree & Shrub Fall and Winter Care, 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Knupper Nursery, 1801 N. Rand Road, Palatine. Free. (847) 359-1080. •Fall tree care...
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Shake plants to dislodge Japanese beetlesSep 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I keep spraying and picking off Japanese beetles and they keep coming back. A. Gardeners are all too familiar with how Japanese beetles can demolish a garden ove...
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Summer finishes with harvests aplenty for Giving GardenSep 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Say what you will about this summer's unpredictable weather, but this much food pantry coordinators know: Conditions were ripe for harvesting fresh produce. A random sam...
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Newest designs in light fixtures feature a clean, yet colorful lookSep 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Clean, sleek, simple designs. Forget the brushed nickel finishes and the ornate renderings of the past few years. If you are going to buy a lamp or other light fixture, ...
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Morton Arboretum schedules Fall bulb saleSep 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Seminars, sales •Morton Arboretum Fall Bulb Sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20. More than 150 varieties of spring-blooming bulbs, including 59 tulip varieties....
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Brilliant orange, golden yellow join fiery reds in autumn color paletteSep 18, 2009 11:00 pm - The days are getting shorter. There are school supplies everywhere in the house. Football games are on TV. Fall is here, and it's time to think about setting your garden...
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Country folk art festival this weekend at Kane County fairgroundsSep 18, 2009 11:00 pm - A reproduction antique doll should be authentic down to her corset. That's the way Robin Thompson makes them. Honest. "I'm a research junkie," said the Mount Prospect ar...
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Couple enjoys pond from deck and kitchenSep 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Look what can happen when a woman mentions she would like a pond in her back yard. Ellen Trauten did that, and her husband, George, not only created a large pond with a ...
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Palatine man takes backyard gardening to a new levelSep 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Tom Anderson of Palatine has taken backyard gardening to a whole new level. With his nearly 300 feet of land filled with vegetable plots and fruit trees, the term, gentl...
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Why are my beans purple, Daddy? It all starts with the anthocyaninsSep 11, 2009 11:00 pm - It sure would be hard to explain to any young child why cooking would turn purple beans, such as the variety Royal Burgundy, from purple to green. Which cooking does. Yo...