Articles filed under Gardening
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The secret to keeping your holiday greenery fresher longerDec 09, 2025 12:52 pm - Just as supermarkets use misters to keep produce fresh, we can keep holiday greenery fresh longer with water.
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Home & garden calendar, Dec. 7-13Dec 04, 2025 4:30 am - Upcoming events for various garden clubs in the Chicago suburbs, as well as workshops and classes offered at the Chicago Botanic Garden and Morton Arboretum.
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Tips on selecting, caring for a live Christmas treeDec 02, 2025 4:39 pm - When choosing a Christmas tree, select one with firm needles that don’t drop off when you lift the tree a few inches and drop it to the ground. A small number of needles dropping is normal.
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This underappreciated holiday flower has upside-down bloomsDec 02, 2025 4:23 pm - If I asked you to name a holiday flower, my guess is poinsettia, amaryllis or paperwhite would be the first to come to mind. But there’s another, underused seasonal plant that deserves attention: cyclamen.
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Home & garden calendar, Nov. 30-Dec. 6Nov 28, 2025 3:00 am - Upcoming events including plant sales, garden club meetings, classes, workshops and shows.
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The season for giving and receiving plants as gifts is hereNov 25, 2025 4:05 pm - Chicago Botanic Garden’s Tim Johnson offers tips on choosing, transporting and caring for plants that will be holiday gifts.
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Doing these fall garden chores will make your spring easierNov 18, 2025 4:17 pm - We tend to think that fall is when the garden winds down, and spring is when the work begins. But there are several chores that, if completed now, will make your spring job much easier.
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Bring life to your winter garden with greens and berriesNov 17, 2025 3:12 pm - I like having containers with greens in them over the winter to add interest to my garden.
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Algonquin Garden Club plants region’s first Miyawaki Mini-ForestNov 15, 2025 9:28 pm - The Algonquin Garden Club planted 207 native trees and shrubs using the Miyawaki method to create a dense, rapidly-growing pollinator habitat at the Dixie Briggs Fromm Land and Water Preserve in Dundee Township.
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Transform fallen leaves into valuable leaf mold for your garden this fallNov 11, 2025 11:31 pm - Fall leaves can be golden for the gardener savvy enough to harness their potential. Leaves spread over a garden bed decompose, adding richness to the soil. But if you cook up a batch of leaf mold, you’ll see some surprising benefits in your garden.