Articles filed under Gardening
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Irish Heritage Garden shows off plantings between hardscapesMar 25, 2015 1:00 am - It's called an Irish Heritage Garden, and it features Midwest versions of plants that impart that region's famous beauty — mosses, ajuga, roses, ferns, ivy, river birch,...
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Birders should stop 'trash' talkingMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - Fellow birders, we need to clean up our act. The trash talking must stop. As in most hobbies that people are passionate about, the birding culture is full of catchphrase...
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The environmental consequences loving your lawn too muchMar 15, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON -- Americans love their lawns -- a little too much, perhaps. And like all loves, this one too has its chemistry -- in this case, rooted in nitrogen, phosphoro...
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See how you can go local with landscapingMar 11, 2015 11:00 pm - The snow isn't going to last forever. Start thinking about this year's gardening plans at "Landscaping with Native Plants," CFC's March Community Education program. Comm...
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Start coleus cuttings now for transplanting in springMar 10, 2015 6:00 am - If you have kept a coleus as a houseplant, you still have time to start cuttings for transplanting to the garden in spring. Use a sharp, clean knife or a pair of pruners...
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Rose gardens to be featured at Chicago Flower & Garden ShowMar 08, 2015 7:00 am - Stepping into the “rose room of your dreams” at the Chicago Flower & Garden Show, presented by Mariano's March 14-22, may feel like stepping onto the Crawley family's co...
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All bright eyes and bushy tales at Philly garden showMar 05, 2015 5:00 am - By the time the Philadelphia Flower Show closes Sunday, some 250,000 visitors will have passed under the glitzy entrance garden's floral homage to Hollywood, a displ...
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Being your own worst enemy in the gardenMar 04, 2015 10:00 pm - As President Dwight D. Eisenhower once said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you're a thousand miles from the cornfield.” His gibe was aimed at...
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Growing fennel can be a tightrope actMar 03, 2015 5:01 am - When something goes wrong in the garden, it's wise to ask why. When something goes unexpectedly right, the same question is in order. Take bulb fennel, also called Flore...
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Company nurtures old varieties, new gardenersMar 03, 2015 5:00 am - Winter has been long, cold and, for many of us, the party guest who doesn't know when to vamoose. But the Ice Man Goeth, and sooner than you think. I found proof of this...