Articles filed under Gardening
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Annuals good garden companions for perennialsMay 08, 2011 2:00 am - The plants we choose to include in our gardens change with the times. Abundant annuals in intricate bedding displays were once in vogue; then they fell out of favor and ...
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Peek inside snazzy homes on Lombard Kiwanis housewalkMay 08, 2011 12:00 am - An addition with an indoor swimming pool was all it took to turn a classic Prairie-style home designed by an associate of Frank Lloyd Wright into a party house. Both Nic...
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How to create an affordable, attractive garden shedMay 08, 2011 12:00 am - Home gardeners and lawn enthusiasts generally accumulate a number of tools of the trade in order to successfully manage their gardening needs. As a result, many homeowne...
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Wracked with loneliness, should she 'settle' to get a man?May 08, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I feel I'm at the very edge of what is survivable as far as loneliness. I've always thought it preferable to be on my own than to settle for someone, which seems ...
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Easy home improvement projects for weekend warriorsMay 08, 2011 12:00 am - Few industries have grown as much in the last decade as the home improvement industry. Whereas it was once commonplace for homeowners to have a handyman on speed dial, n...
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Treasures in your attic: Watercolors certainly treasures, not trashMay 01, 2011 1:00 am - Q. While cleaning out my closet recently, I came across two watercolor paintings that I had purchased many years ago. They are by Ranulph Debayeux Bye, and both meas...
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Treasures in your attic: Condition of sand pail kills its valueMay 01, 2011 1:00 am - Q. My parents bought this sand pail for my younger brother in 1956. The outside and bottom are in good condition, but there is some rust on the inside and on the out...
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Treasures in your attic: 1930s Rhode desk sought after in today’s marketMay 01, 2011 1:00 am - Q. This desk has been in my family for at least 50 years. An inscription in the middle drawer reads: “This piece is one of a limited group designed by Gilbert Rhode....
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Treasures in your attic: Bucking-bronco plates belong to bygone dinnerware eraMay 01, 2011 1:00 am - Q. I collect dinnerware with Western themes and images. I own six of these brown plates with a tan body and decorated with a cowboy on a bucking bronco. They are mar...
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Treasures in your attic: Valuing toy merry-go-round, Ferris wheel in mint conditionMay 01, 2011 1:00 am - Q. I have two metal mechanical toys that I received as a child in the late 1940s or ‘50s: a merry-go-round and a Ferris wheel, both manufactured by J. Chein & Co. As...