Articles filed under Gardening
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Pottawatomie Garden Club honors St. Charles-based Clarke company with awardOct 25, 2017 11:00 pm - On Monday, Oct. 16, the Pottawatomie Garden Club presented its annual Landscape Commendation Award. The award is given each year to a local business that has devoted ti...
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Select the proper bulbs for fall plantingOct 22, 2017 7:00 am - Most bulbs should be planted after a hard frost starting mid to late October and before the ground freezes. When you buy bulbs in a garden center, pick bulbs that are pl...
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A tall grass for shade gardensOct 22, 2017 6:00 am - Chasmanthium latifolium, commonly called northern sea oats, comes to the rescue of ornamental grass-starved shade gardeners. Most ornamental grasses are sun worshippers,...
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Time to get your yard, garden ready for the coldOct 22, 2017 6:00 am - Q. What are some tasks I should consider to get my yard and garden ready for winter? A. As fall lingers, my to do list includes a variety of yard work that needs to be c...
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A young botanical garden snags a horticultural legendOct 15, 2017 7:00 am - The Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf is known the world over for his ability to weave dazzling tapestries of perennials and grasses. In the United States, he has create...
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Why wait until cold arrives to decorate?Oct 15, 2017 6:00 am - Warm fall days are great for installing Christmas lights, though most people do not think about installing them until after Thanksgiving. It is much easier to wrap branc...
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Take car of lawn now for healthy spring grassOct 15, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I would really like to have a nice lawn next year. What can I do now to prepare for next spring? A. The warm summer weather will be fading soon, bringing with it clim...
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Fall's a season for planting and eating berriesOct 15, 2017 6:00 am - Does a fresh-picked raspberry taste better early in the morning, when it's still cool from the night air, or at noon, after it's been warmed by the sun? That's debatable...
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Create compost for a healthier garden next springOct 15, 2017 6:00 am - Even though days are getting shorter and the mercury in the thermometer is heading south, there is still plenty to do in the vegetable garden. Continue harvesting vegeta...
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Don't let a blanket of mulch leave your garden in tattersOct 13, 2017 6:00 am - Autumn has finally arrived, an optimal time for certain annual tasks in the garden — reseeding a threadbare lawn, planting trees and shrubs, and dividing tired perennial...