Articles filed under Gardening
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Model home shows off its green sideJul 25, 2012 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Not long ago, the house of the future was designed to let you to stay plugged in to your music, sports and movies no matter where you were in your home. For...
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Heat doesn't discourage Waukegan family gardenersJul 23, 2012 6:00 am - The recent high temperatures did little to discourage members of the Waukegan Public Library's Digging in the Dirt Family Gardening Club. On July 3, the group gathered f...
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Arlington Hts.: Treat trees for EAB nowJul 23, 2012 5:00 am - As the Arlington Heights Village Board and residents lament, these coming attractions will soon appear in your neighborhood: Ÿ 10-15 percent drop in home values Ÿ 15 per...
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Plants thrive in differing growing seasonsJul 22, 2012 5:00 am - One secret makes Susan Brunstrum's garden look more mature than its tender age: She moved 35 bushes and 750 perennials from her old house when she downsized to a 1920s c...
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Before planting, consider vines’ ups and downsJul 22, 2012 1:00 am - Few plants adorn arbors or trellises as beautifully as flowering vines. They also can enhance the landscape with fragrance, provide shade and screen unsightly views. Bu...
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Out, spot: how to combat blackspot on rosesJul 21, 2012 1:00 am - If it’s your rose bush rather than your dog that you’re calling “spot,” then it’s time for action. And getting rid of blackspot — the disease that’s marring your roses —...
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Garden club members work to fill food pantry with produceJul 20, 2012 11:00 am - An unusual garden stood out among the many stops on last month's garden walk hosted by the Schaumburg Garden Club: a 5,000-square-foot vegetable garden, whose sole purpo...
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Keep your garden feeling blue all seasonJul 20, 2012 6:00 am - From the first glimpse of grape hyacinths in spring to the statuesque splendor of morning glories in September, blue flowers capture our hearts. It may be the scarcity o...
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Taking a shine to lacquer and high-gloss paintJul 20, 2012 1:00 am - Virginia designer Raji Radhakrishnan, who recently participated in New York’s Kips Bay Decorator Show House, answers questions from Washington Post readers about design ...
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What is the value of these spoons I inherited?Jul 19, 2012 6:05 am - Q. At age 85 and 10 months, I seek your expertise in identifying the value of these four spoons that I inherited from my mother-in-law. I received them many years ago, a...