Articles filed under Gardening
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Girlfriend’s makeup issues more than skin-deepMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Q. My girlfriend and I have been together five months. She’s wonderful and beautiful. She lost a lot of weight before we met but still doesn’t have a very good self-...
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Designer earns national award for draperyMay 21, 2011 1:00 am - LaGrange interior designer Mary Susan Bicicchi of Interiors by Mary Susan won a national award for design for her drapery design. She recently returned from a national c...
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Solar lighting completes garden lookMay 21, 2011 1:00 am - Few things are prettier in a night garden than soft pools of light illuminating interesting trees, accent rocks and plants, or pathways. Whether on a small terrace or in...
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Designer repurposes items for Smart Home's newest lookMay 21, 2011 12:00 am - Flea market lovers should appreciate the newest incarnation of Smart Home at the Museum of Science and Industry. Reused furniture blends with new technologies to redecor...
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If you goMay 15, 2011 1:00 am - What: Open Days in gardens around the suburbs to benefit The Garden Conservancy, a national organization that preserves gardens When: May 22 and various dates th...
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Glorious gardens open to public to benefit Garden ConservancyMay 15, 2011 1:00 am - What exactly is a collector’s garden? When you’re talking about the woodland haven that Barbara Wetzel has created, it is more than 3 acres of rare plants set on her 6-a...
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Tree peonies get a bad rapMay 08, 2011 6:00 am - I wouldn’t say the flowers of tree peonies — those “other” peonies — prepare you for the flowery show of the more common herbaceous peonies that come soon after. No, wit...
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Vegetables, herbs grace garden and dinner tableMay 08, 2011 3:53 am - In Rosalind Creasy’s lush gardens in Los Altos, Calif., vivid dahlias share the stage with geraniums and cherry tomatoes, tulips coexist with delicate lettuce leaves and...
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Gardenology in Geneva offers garden ideas, productsMay 08, 2011 2:00 am - Merchants in historic, downtown Geneva will host the third annual Gardenology. This free event takes place on Saturday, May 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine, al...
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Cooking up big design ideas for little kitchensMay 08, 2011 2:00 am - When it comes to kitchens, bigger isn’t necessarily better. A properly designed small kitchen can be just as functional and stylish as a larger one. I proved this during...