Articles filed under Gardening
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Add a ring of mulch around tree trunksJun 25, 2023 7:00 am - Trees planted in lawns can benefit from a mulched ring to reduce competition with grass roots and keep mowers and weed whips from damaging trunks. If the tree is small, ...
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The best way to water the garden, for you and your plantsJun 25, 2023 7:00 am - If you water your garden right, you can save water and money and make plants healthier. Watering with a hose allows you to direct water precisely where you need it, abov...
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Get a peek at lovely yards during Arlington Heights club's annual garden walkJun 23, 2023 6:00 am - Get a peek at lovely yards during Arlington Heights club's annual garden walk
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Seven gardens will be featured at annual Naperville garden walk July 8Jun 22, 2023 11:00 pm - Knox Presbyterian Women's annual garden walk returns on Saturday, July 8, featuring seven Naperville gardens. Take a self-guided tour between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. The...
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Espaliered plants have been trained wellJun 18, 2023 7:00 am - Espaliered plants can soften large, blank spaces on walls or fences. To train espaliers, twigs and branches are bent to meet design requirements when the plants are youn...
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June is rhubarb picking time, so pucker upJun 16, 2023 11:00 pm - Years ago, when my now-grown daughter Justine was a toddler, we visited a U-pick farm where she plucked plump, ripe strawberries from a field of sprawling plants. Some m...
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Go green with eco-friendly lawn careJun 14, 2023 11:00 pm - Residential lawns consume over 2.5 billion gallons of water a year. This makes taking a natural approach to lawn care appealing for homeowners. Also, almost 3 million to...
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Tour 9 gardens on McHenry County Master Gardeners walkJun 14, 2023 6:00 am - Join the University of Illinois Extension McHenry County Master Gardeners for Garden Walk 2023 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 8, starting at the outdoor Demonstrat...
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Six private gardens will open to the public on Pottawatomie Garden Club's walkJun 13, 2023 11:00 pm - "Garden Lifestyles" is the theme of the Pottawatomie Garden Club's walk, which will take place Saturday, June 24, and feature six beautiful gardens in St. Charles. For t...
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From Sicily to Downers Grove and beyond: Preserving a family's rare tomato, even in DuPage jailJun 13, 2023 5:30 am - When Enrico Inciardi's family emigrated to the United States around 1900, they secretly brought a taste of their Sicily home with them. Fearing U.S. Customs authorities ...