Articles filed under Gardening
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How to get your roses ready for a beautiful summerMar 29, 2015 7:00 am - A little care given to roses now will keep them healthy and beautiful. Remove winter protection Begin by removing any mulch or soil put over plants as winter prote...
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Select a winning crop of plants for your garden this yearMar 28, 2015 7:00 am - Gardeners can hardly contain their excitement each spring, as they discover the new plants available for them to add to their containers, beds and borders. This year, pl...
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You can tell a lot about someone by how they weedMar 27, 2015 6:00 am - The football fans in my family recently put me on to a series of TV commercials for a dating site called FarmersOnly.com. "Where have you been, Mom?" one of them asked. ...
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Choosing the best plants to make your garden a successMar 27, 2015 6:00 am - It won't be long before you find yourself at your favorite garden center to purchase the first plants of the season. Whether you are a list maker who has done her homewo...
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Irish Heritage Garden shows off plantings between hardscapesMar 25, 2015 1:00 am - It's called an Irish Heritage Garden, and it features Midwest versions of plants that impart that region's famous beauty — mosses, ajuga, roses, ferns, ivy, river birch,...
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Birders should stop 'trash' talkingMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - Fellow birders, we need to clean up our act. The trash talking must stop. As in most hobbies that people are passionate about, the birding culture is full of catchphrase...
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The environmental consequences loving your lawn too muchMar 15, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON -- Americans love their lawns -- a little too much, perhaps. And like all loves, this one too has its chemistry -- in this case, rooted in nitrogen, phosphoro...
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See how you can go local with landscapingMar 11, 2015 11:00 pm - The snow isn't going to last forever. Start thinking about this year's gardening plans at "Landscaping with Native Plants," CFC's March Community Education program. Comm...
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Start coleus cuttings now for transplanting in springMar 10, 2015 6:00 am - If you have kept a coleus as a houseplant, you still have time to start cuttings for transplanting to the garden in spring. Use a sharp, clean knife or a pair of pruners...
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Rose gardens to be featured at Chicago Flower & Garden ShowMar 08, 2015 7:00 am - Stepping into the “rose room of your dreams” at the Chicago Flower & Garden Show, presented by Mariano's March 14-22, may feel like stepping onto the Crawley family's co...