Articles filed under Gardening
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Track 'Monarch's Great Migration' Aug. 26 with McHenry County Conservation DistrictAug 07, 2018 11:00 pm - It is almost time for the majestic monarch butterflies to begin their mass migrations south. Join the McHenry County Conservation District in exploring this incredible ...
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Glen Ellyn golf course suits monarchs to a teeAug 05, 2018 11:00 pm - While golf carts silently roll across manicured fairways, monarchs are flitting over tall tufts of vegetation in the rough. It's just another summer day for golfers and ...
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Gold hostas brighten shade gardensAug 05, 2018 7:00 am - It is no secret that I love hostas. They grow in a variety of sizes, forms, and foliage colors, textures and edges. Leaves can be long and narrow, oval, round, and wedge...
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Revive your container gardens with a shot of fertilizerAug 05, 2018 6:00 am - If the plants growing in your containers or baskets are looking stunted or have leaves that are yellowing, they may need supplemental fertilizer. The frequent watering ...
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The rewarding buzz of watching honeybees at workAug 05, 2018 6:00 am - Carin Celebuski is a beekeeper and horticulturist who moved from a small yard in suburban Washington, D.C., two years ago to an 80-acre farm north of Baltimore. You migh...
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Some perennials need trimming, tidyingAug 05, 2018 6:00 am - The great attraction in growing perennial flowers is that you never have to replant them, at least in theory. This doesn't make all perennials care-free, though. Few of ...
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Keep your flower arrangements thriving longerAug 04, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I like to cut flowers to bring indoors. Are there some special tips I should follow? A. Yes. Bringing in a bouquet of freshly cut flowers is what every gardener hope...
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Post office, gardeners reach prairie planting compromiseAug 03, 2018 1:00 am - A pollinator garden at the post office on Ogden Avenue in Naperville won't be growing much longer. But the lead gardener, a conservationist and postal officials say the...
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Time to plant the seeds of fall vegetablesJul 29, 2018 7:00 am - In spring, gardeners can't wait to plant seeds of cool-season crops and begin harvesting the first season of vegetables before tomatoes have even been planted. Now, as w...
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Shrub's needles are susceptible to edemaJul 29, 2018 7:00 am - Q. Why are my yews turning yellow, brown and falling from the plant? A. The symptoms of leaves or needles turning yellow, brown and falling off are the result of too muc...