Articles filed under Gardening
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Long Grove to hold workshop on controlling invasive plant teaselAug 25, 2017 1:00 am - The village of Long Grove and the Long Grove Park District are hosting an informational workshop on the invasive plant teasel at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28, at village hall,...
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Exhibitors invited to Heirloom Garden Show Aug. 27Aug 22, 2017 11:00 pm - Exhibitors invited to share their gardening wares at Heirloom Garden Show Aug. 27
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Many infected crabapple leaves are falling prematurelyAug 20, 2017 7:00 am - Many crabapple trees have dropped a lot of leaves in yards throughout the Chicago area because of a common disease called apple scab. Apple scab is most severe during sp...
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Fertilizing roses now leads to winter damageAug 20, 2017 6:01 am - Q. I read August is the month to stop fertilizing roses. Why? A. Fertilizer should not be applied after Aug. 15. Fertilizing roses into the late summer encourages contin...
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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...