Articles filed under Gardening
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To keep enjoying your garden's flowers, consider drying themOct 13, 2019 6:00 am - Cut flowers have an intense but brief vase life, lasting generally about a week. Yet they can be preserved as attractive and long-lasting arrangements when properly drie...
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Warrenville wins top honor in America in Bloom competitionOct 08, 2019 11:00 pm - Warrenville has captured top honors in this year's America in Bloom National Awards program for towns with populations between 14,000 and 17,000. Other communities in ...
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Goodrich Elementary students learn about hydroponic foodOct 06, 2019 11:00 pm - Something exciting is growing in Cassandra Graff's sixth-grade classroom at Goodrich Elementary School in Woodridge. Students are using the Flex Farm, innovative hydropo...
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Don't overlook the more uncommon bulbsOct 06, 2019 7:00 am - Q. Every year I plant tulips, daffodils and hyacinths. What else is there in the bulb world to guarantee a long blooming time? A. Bulbs may come in nondescript plain bro...
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Soil testing will bring you better gardening resultsOct 06, 2019 7:00 am - Have your garden soil tested to determine how best to manage it and what fertilizers to use. Make a composite sample from a few areas in the bed and send it in for testi...
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Ease houseplants gently back into your homeOct 06, 2019 6:00 am - Moving houseplants indoors with the onset of cold weather is not your typical furniture-shifting exercise. It requires planning because houseplants for the most part are...
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It's time to plant tulips and daffodilsOct 05, 2019 7:00 am - After a drab and dreary winter, tulips and daffodils announce the arrival of spring in a way no other plants can. Their blooms in a rainbow of colors light up the landsc...
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Don't overlook the shrubs flaunting colorful fall foliageSep 29, 2019 7:00 am - Most of us probably picture trees showing off their leaves painted bright red, glowing yellow and brilliant orange when we imagine the colors of fall foliage, but there ...
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A sunny window can grow your herbs all winterSep 29, 2019 7:00 am - It is time to start thinking about the indoor herb garden. Before frost, carefully lift and pot small herb plants or large perennials such as rosemary or lemon verbena t...
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The beauty of insects and how to help them surviveSep 28, 2019 6:00 am - I remember when people casually referred to all striped invertebrates as “bees,” when all insects were “bugs” and any such thing that buzzed in their vicinity required h...