Articles filed under Gardening
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Carefree and easy, coreopsis survive even rookie gardenersAug 20, 2017 6:00 am - Go crazy for Coreopsis. Coreopsis, commonly called tickseed, are about as carefree as perennials get. They grow in almost any kind of soil and survive common rookie gard...
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Unusual plants help a family nursery thrive in the big-box worldAug 20, 2017 6:00 am - At some point in a gardener's life, you realize you will never have enough room to plant everything you'd like to and, moreover, you will never live long enough to disco...
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Elgin gardener wins largest tomato in East Dundee contestAug 19, 2017 1:00 am - A familiar face took top honors in the largest tomato contest at the Depot Market in East Dundee Saturday. All eyes were on Dundee Township Visitors Center Manager Bill...
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Exhibitors invited to Heirloom Garden Show Aug. 27Aug 18, 2017 11:00 pm - Learn how to save seeds at the 28th annual Heirloom Garden Show from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, at Garfield Farm Museum in Campton Hills. The show highlights the...
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Five reasons you will want a sunroomAug 18, 2017 12:00 am - A sunroom allows you to experience the outdoors 365 days a year from the comfort of your own home. "People decide to build sunrooms because it's a unique room for a ho...
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Biggest tomato contest Aug. 19 in East DundeeAug 15, 2017 11:00 pm - Gardeners and BLT lovers take note: the Dundee Township Visitors Center at 319 N. River St. in East Dundee is hosting a Largest Tomato Contest Saturday, Aug. 19. This i...
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Master gardeners at Gurnee library TuesdayAug 14, 2017 1:00 am - Master gardeners from the University of Illinois will be at the Warren-Newport Public Library Tuesday evening to offer advice for aspiring green thumbs. According to the...
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Why you should order spring bulbs in late summerAug 13, 2017 6:01 am - Q. Someone said it was time to start thinking about spring and ordering bulbs. Isn't it too early? A. Now is the perfect time to be thinking about and perhaps even order...
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Garden paths can be pretty and practicalAug 13, 2017 6:00 am - Whether you planned them or not, your garden has paths — a path to the vegetable garden to harvest veggies for dinner, a path to a favorite bench to enjoy a glass of lem...
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Stagger planting of gladiolus to extend bloomsAug 13, 2017 5:00 am - The gladiolus produces a large, showy flower spike that lasts for several days, whether in the garden or in a vase. To get the most out of a bloom for decoration inside,...