Articles filed under Gardening
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Family hopes to rebuild a historic house for price of new constructionAug 25, 2012 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Terri Rosenthal decided to save an old house after she lost hers. Her family's three-story Victorian was gone in moments, burned to ashes last year in a fir...
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Green glass piece with gold trim likely 150 years oldAug 24, 2012 5:24 am - Q. Can you help me identify and value this family piece of glass? It is from my great-grandmother who lived in Harvard, Mass., and is a beautiful green color with gold p...
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Some ornamental grasses can perform in a shady gardenAug 20, 2012 1:00 am - Combining many shades of green results in lovely contrasts of form and texture. This is the elusive quality that brings beauty and serenity to a shade garden — the place...
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Summer school students cultivate life lessons from gardeningAug 19, 2012 5:00 am - A small courtyard tucked away in the back half of London Middle School in Wheeling reinvented itself this year as a vegetable garden, extending learning beyond the class...
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Values for ‘Mammy’ cookie jar have droppedAug 18, 2012 4:40 am - Q. Could you tell me the value of these items shown in the enclosed photographs? A. The letter in today’s question came with pictures of around 25 different items, but b...
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What to do if your weeds are out of controlAug 17, 2012 1:00 am - Q. We have many weeds in our garden. It has gotten out of control. My husband tries to pull them out but we cannot keep up. We do not want to use chemicals. Is there ano...
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The seven deadly sins of outdated decoratingAug 12, 2012 5:00 am - Style is not eternal. It's hard to believe that my own beautiful, pricey granite kitchen counters installed in 1999 are now considered passe. This does not mean that I a...
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Ditch the dryer: Tips for clothesline dryingAug 11, 2012 5:00 am - Think clotheslines are a relic of a bygone era, a time when our grandmothers slaved over their dainties with stiff birch-wood pins? Think again. Hanging clothes is hot, ...
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Flower show in Lake ZurichAug 08, 2012 3:30 pm - The Garden Club of Lake Zurich and the Plant and Garden Club of Wauconda will host a Standard Flower Show in Lake Zurich this weekend. The show, entitled “Follow The Yel...
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Noted landscape architect used native plants, natural landscapingAug 05, 2012 1:00 am - SEAL HARBOR, Maine — Some of Maine's most popular destinations are located on Mount Desert Island, including Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. But the island is also ...