Articles filed under Gardening
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Sunflowers attract birds to your yardMay 21, 2017 6:00 am - Sunflowers are as much a part of summer as water balloons and corn boils. I remember planting sunflower seeds in my mother's garden and marveling as they grew as tall as...
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Honey Queen to visit Batavia library MondayMay 18, 2017 11:00 pm - Maia Jaycox, the 2017 American Honey Queen, will visit the Batavia Public Library at 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 22, to talk to families, especially children, about honey bees...
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Build an insect hotel with U of I Extension Master GardenersMay 16, 2017 11:00 pm - Did you know there are many insects that help control garden pests? In fact, they outnumber damaging insects, especially in the right habitat. In June, join Master Gard...
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Blooming Fest offers garden-themed funMay 14, 2017 11:00 pm - Plants popping with color, carefully potted and ready for a new place to call home, will be in plentiful supply Saturday at Blooming Fest in West Chicago. "We'll have 1,...
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Plant perennials to create the ideal home gardenMay 14, 2017 6:01 am - Q. I'm very inexperienced to gardening and need to start at the beginning for my new house and yard. What is the difference between annuals and perennials? A. Great ques...
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Libertyville helps butterfliesMay 13, 2017 1:00 am - Libertyville officials have taken common milkweed off the list of noxious weeds in the municipal code. The village board this week approved a resolution saying that beca...
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Tea ingredients can be grown on your windowsillMay 12, 2017 6:00 am - Flavorful teas can be brewed from a great variety of herbs, flowers, fruits, spices and roots taken fresh from the garden. These generally are stronger and more refreshi...
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A gardener's guide to Creeping CharlieMay 11, 2017 11:00 pm - Sometimes, you have to choose your battles. I learned this with my kids long ago. I've learned it in my woodland garden at home, too. I have chosen not to fight Creeping...
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Spring plant exchange in Lindenhurst May 20May 09, 2017 1:00 am - The Lindenhurst Environmental Commission will host a spring plant exchange from 10 a.m. to noon, rain or shine, Saturday, May 20, at the village hall/public works buildi...
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Plant sales popping up all over in MayMay 08, 2017 11:00 pm - May is a month for planting. Offerings at upcoming plant sales include perennials, vegetables, native and organic plants to help Fox Valley gardeners get the growing sea...