Articles filed under Gardening
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New annuals will get you excited about 2019Feb 10, 2019 6:00 am - Every year promises new annuals for gardens and containers, and there are several this year that are making my green thumbs itch while I wait impatiently for spring. ...
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Consider color now in planning your summer gardenFeb 10, 2019 5:00 am - Color is a common design element in the home garden to consider as you plan for the 2019 growing season. Complementary colors such as orange and blue are opposite each o...
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The ground may be cold, but the seed market is open for businessFeb 10, 2019 4:00 am - It's too early to start seeds for the spring garden, unless you are into such things as artichokes and celery, but seed packets are showing up in all the usual places — ...
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'Caring for Life That Sustains Us': Introduction to native plants, their care and managementFeb 05, 2019 10:00 pm - On Saturday, Feb. 16, Garfield Farm Museum in Campton Hills will hold a series of discussions on the basics of preserving and raising native plants of northern Illinois ...
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The Land Conservancy of McHenry County opens amateur nature photography contestFeb 03, 2019 10:00 pm - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County is accepting photographers for the 2019 Art of the Land Amateur Photography Contest. The contest is open to photographers who mak...
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Warm up your green thumb in February with onion seedsFeb 03, 2019 6:00 am - Onion rings, French onion soup, a slice of onion on a hamburger; caramelized onions on steaks, meatloaf or sausage; and the list goes on and on. There are so many ways f...
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Make compost to amend your garden soil this springFeb 03, 2019 5:00 am - Consider using a free-standing plastic composter to compost in your garden. You can put organic material from the kitchen in the composter during the winter and, because...
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Poppies are tougher than they look and can be sown earlyFeb 03, 2019 5:00 am - With seeds as fine as dust and flower petals as delicate as fairy shawls, it might seem that poppies are too fragile to have their seeds sown directly on melting snow or...
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You can compost food scraps in basement binFeb 03, 2019 5:00 am - Q. Now that winter is here, I find I no longer enjoy trudging out into the yard to recycle my kitchen scraps in the compost pile. Any suggestions on how I can do this in...
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Green Drinks gathering to focus on 'Food Sustainability'Feb 01, 2019 10:00 pm - On Wednesday, Feb. 6, John Zahina-Ramos will speak on "Just One Backyard: One Man's Search for Food Sustainability" at the monthly meeting of Green Drinks McHenry County...