Articles filed under Gardening
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Planter's Palette to host garden walkJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - The Planter's Palette in Winfield will host a benefit garden walk from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, and Sunday, June 28. Twelve suburban and country gardens i...
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Giving Garden more important than everJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Area food pantries have seen numbers of visits soar during the recent economic downturn - some by as much as 80 percent - leaving administrators scrambling to add distri...
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Experts reveal best tools, tips for healthiest lawnsJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - When the topic is lawns and lawn mowers, many questions arise. Do you want electric or even a manual mower because they are quieter and more environmentally friendly tha...
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Spend summer in the garden with your childrenJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - The garden can be a wondrous place of adventure for children - a place where they can play and learn among flowers and vegetables, and butterflies, birds and bugs. Here ...
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Now is not the best time to reseed lawnJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. When spreading the topsoil from the house to the curb at the appropriate grade, how should I deal with the "lawn" of thatch that's there? Should I kill off and r...
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Neighbors envy Steve Brehmer's lawn in PalatineJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Steve Brehmer fits a lot of categories you might expect for suburban dads. House in Palatine - check. Two grown sons - check. Wife who's proud of him - check. Yard so w...
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Do-It-Yourself do's and don'tsJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - It's been more than a decade since glossy shelter magazines and home-improvement TV shows became popular. We've been hearing their drumbeat more steadily than ever latel...
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Best Lawn contestJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Margy and Steve Brehmer keep a great lawn in Palatine. But they say a lot of other people do, too. Do you know a grass guru, a lawn lover or a mower maven somewhere in t...
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'Uncultivated' prairie to magnificent gardenJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- Young Henry Shaw, only 18, was selling cutlery out of a rented room in St. Louis when a chance, half-day journey out of town on horseback one spring day in ...
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Painted Ladies contest expanded to non-Victorian home stylesJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The annual "Painted Ladies" contest is under way, with a few changes this year. Sponsored by the Chicago Paint and Coatings Association, based in Schaumburg, the contes...