Articles filed under Gardening
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Easy tips for tending to summer plantsJul 23, 2014 1:01 am - Keep your summer garden looking fresh and neat by removing yellowing foliage and spent flowers. Cutting back more vigorous perennials can help keep your border from loo...
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Check your magnolia trees for signs of scalesJul 22, 2014 11:00 pm - This is the time of year to check closely for magnolia scale, which can stress a magnolia tree and cause an overall thin condition. The scale insect is about the size of...
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Four finalists battle for best curb appeal in Des PlainesJul 21, 2014 11:00 pm - Des Plaines residents have a week left to choose who, among four of their neighbors, has the best looking front yard in town. Four finalists in Des Plaines Mayor Matt Bo...
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In search of natural hues? A garden 'to dye for'Jul 18, 2014 5:30 am - Homegrown botanical dyes are in, part of today's shift toward more natural and organic living. And you don't need a degree in chemistry to create your own hues for scarv...
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Tricks for bringing up summer spinachJul 17, 2014 5:30 am - Popeye ain't the only bloke who's gotta have spinach. Some gardeners also crave it, freshly picked. This isn't spinach season, though. Spinach is sensitive to cycles of ...
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There's still time to plant zucchiniJul 16, 2014 1:01 am - Q: Every year I plant zucchini, and every year I have the same problem arise with them. After a month or so of growing, I notice that the stems seem to start rotting rig...
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Courtyard garden at Inverness parish is a labor of loveJul 15, 2014 11:00 pm - A pair of blue herons, motionless, pose in the courtyard fountain at Holy Family Parish in Inverness. In fact, the statues hold the key to the success of the garden tha...
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Agastache plants star as a summer perennial borderJul 13, 2014 6:15 am - If you were to imagine an ideal perennial, would it have dense spikes of tubular flowers that bloom from June to frost and don't require deadheading? Would it perform in...
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Garden Conservancy Open Days features area gardensJul 13, 2014 6:00 am - Horticultural delights like hydrangeas simultaneously producing both pink and blue blooms, a grass labyrinth, a vine-and-rose entwined pergola garden, a bed of Italian f...
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Pruning, watering will help keep your yard looking sharpJul 12, 2014 6:00 am - Prune shrubs as needed to keep them in the proper scale for your garden. New stems and branches that grew this spring will be mostly hardened off in early July, so pruni...