Articles filed under Gardening
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Perennial picks to pair with Russian sageOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Just when the bright colors of some perennials take a break in late summer, Russian sage makes its glorious appearance. Spindles of purple or lavender atop bushy silvery...
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Fall colors won't reveal their timeless mysteryOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - In the fall when days get shorter, the diminishing amount of sunlight triggers a process that turns summer-green leaves into a kaleidoscope of color. While the process b...
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Hinsdale couple furnishes home around Italian designer's piecesOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - A bit of Gianni Versace's elaborate, high-design world survives in the Hinsdale home of Chuck and Diana Ivas. The house they built 11 years ago - shortly after Versace's...
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Free lecture, workshop on creating a bird habitatOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Seminars, sales •Creating a Bird Habitat, 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at Knupper Nursery, 1801 N. Rand Road, Palatine. Learn how to identify and attract gold finches...
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These hardy plants turn up on countless top 10 listsOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Combinations of hardy varieties of sedum and sempervivum are the popular stars of outdoor containers, fairy gardens and trough gardens, and with good reason. They comple...
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Home decor this fall: "Perfect" is out, real is inOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Perhaps the biggest theme in home decorating going into fall is comfortable, real, personalized style. "The perfect-home look is over," says Deborah Needleman, former ed...
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Suburban soil, climate suits some grape varieties just fineSep 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Rarely mistaken for Napa Valley or the wine regions of France, the suburbs are coming into their own as a place for growing grapes and making wine. The secret is selecti...
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Plant daffodils now to dazzle the landscape in springSep 25, 2009 11:00 pm - There is little else you can do in your landscape that requires so little time, is easy to do, and pays off in huge dividends, as planting bulbs. They fit in every garde...
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Seminar set on tree and shrub fall and winter careSep 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Seminars, sales •Tree & Shrub Fall and Winter Care, 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Knupper Nursery, 1801 N. Rand Road, Palatine. Free. (847) 359-1080. •Fall tree care...
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Shake plants to dislodge Japanese beetlesSep 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I keep spraying and picking off Japanese beetles and they keep coming back. A. Gardeners are all too familiar with how Japanese beetles can demolish a garden ove...