Articles filed under Gardening
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Renovating a home leads to a wildly successful blogJun 19, 2011 12:00 am - To the decorating-obsessed among us, John and Sherry Petersik have a gig we dream about: They fix up their home, blog about it and get paid. In the past weeks, they furn...
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Woodland second-graders plant Harvest Garden to feed hungryJun 19, 2011 12:00 am - Anne Nagro of Gurnee is a certified Master gardener, but even she had her hands full this month when she oversaw the planting of the Harvest Garden at Woodland Elementar...
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Art in the garden: Annual perennial festival showcases erasJun 18, 2011 12:07 am - Celebrating American history by way of how America gardened is the focus of the annual Perennial Festival at The Planter’s Palette in Winfield. The festival, called “Gar...
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Bold new furniture collections grab your attentionJun 18, 2011 12:00 am - LAS VEGAS — Everyone knows the house always wins, especially during the Las Vegas Furniture Market. This past winter, more manufacturers used the venue to launch new pro...
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Designer uses collages to learn about herself and her clientsJun 18, 2011 12:00 am - In March, Charlotte Moss wrote a book to answer the single most popular question posed to interior designers: Where do you begin? The book, “Charlotte Moss Decorates” (R...
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Art in the garden: Old-fashioned favorites for today's gardenJun 12, 2011 1:00 am - Old-fashioned doesn't mean out of fashion when it comes to plants. Old favorites abound in today's gardens because they still have the qualities that made them favorites...
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Safeguarding a home for an elderly relativeJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - Since the economy began to slip, a notable and often newsworthy trend reported on across the country was the growing number of “boomerang” kids. After a brief period liv...
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Wonderland awaits Barrington Garden Faire visitorsJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - When people like Peggy and Eric Olsen spend 20 years turning a Barrington Hills estate overgrown with buckthorn into lush gardens, you really should go see them. The opp...
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Giving Garden: Where to donate your harvest to help the hungryJun 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Each summer, the Daily Herald sponsors the Giving Garden program where suburban gardeners can donate extra fresh fruits and vegetables to more than 50 local food pantrie...
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Garden ornaments add a decorative touch to the landscapeJun 06, 2011 6:15 am - There has been much written about the importance of focal points in the landscape. If you've considered adding an ornament to your garden but have hesitated because you'...