Articles filed under Gardening
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Give your pruning sheers a workoutMar 04, 2018 5:00 am - Winter is a good time to prune trees and shrubs. Heavy pruning of overgrown, deciduous, woody shrubs can be done this month and next to rejuvenate them. Start by removin...
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Many shrubs, trees should be pruned in MarchMar 04, 2018 5:00 am - Q: Can I prune shrubs, trees and evergreens in March or should I wait until the weather gets better? A: Pruning can promote new plant growth, control plant size, encoura...
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It's time to grow houseplants againMar 03, 2018 6:00 am - Houseplants are back! Decades ago, many people decorated their homes with lots of them, macramé hangers and all. Houseplants are beautiful but today, folks are purchasin...
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Thinking about spring? Plots available at Community Gardens in Prairie GreenMar 01, 2018 10:00 pm - The Geneva Park District has announced that garden plots are available at the Community Gardens at Prairie Green. Located at the intersection of Peck and Bricher roads ...
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Make compost through the winter for your spring supplyFeb 25, 2018 5:00 am - Consider using a free-standing plastic composter to compost in your garden. Continue putting organic material from the kitchen in the composter during the winter. Since ...
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'Garbage' garden will provide cheap, attractive entertainmentFeb 25, 2018 5:00 am - Q. Someone was talking about garbage gardening. What is that? A. Garbage gardening is growing plants from your kitchen scraps. In every kitchen garbage bin there is a ga...
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Japanese kerria brightens winter landscapeFeb 25, 2018 5:00 am - There are some plants in my landscape that I must admit I don't give much attention most of the year. Kerria japonica seems to vanish in the shrub border along the west ...
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As Adams Park turns 75, city looks to the future of the downtown Wheaton gemFeb 23, 2018 12:00 am - Periodically throughout its 75-year history, Adams Park has been nurtured by volunteer caregivers who treated the quiet getaway in downtown Wheaton as their personal gar...
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Learn about orchids with Pottawatomie Garden ClubFeb 19, 2018 10:00 pm - The Pottawatomie Garden Club, now celebrating its 90th year, will begin 2018 with a presentation on orchids. Don White will speak about how to raise and care for orchids...
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AAS names award-winning annualsFeb 18, 2018 5:00 am - Since 1933, All-America Selections has named superior new varieties of annuals as AAS Award Winners. This year, six annuals have received the coveted award. Canna x gene...