Articles filed under Gardening
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Fruits may need thinning for growth, flavorJun 29, 2013 6:00 am - Fruit trees that were so full of blossoms this spring that they looked like giant snowballs foretell a heavy crop of fruit later this year. Too heavy. Too much, perhap...
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Art in the garden: Ornamental grasses add texture to the gardenJun 27, 2013 11:00 pm - Ornamental grasses offer fine texture while adding bold presence to the landscape. They can be used as accent plants in mixed borders or as backdrops for perennials. Som...
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Master Gardeners to show their stuff at McHenry County walkJun 27, 2013 3:24 pm - Submitted by McHenry County College Get out of the house and into the garden — actually, nine gardens — at the McHenry County College and University of Illinois Extensio...
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Grayslake Greenery Garden Club Scholarship WinnerJun 26, 2013 11:00 pm - Grayslake Greenery Garden Club Announces Scholarship Winner The Grayslake Greenery Garden Club is pleased to announce Shohreh Riassati as their 2013 scholarship win...
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Willow Creek Garden grows spirit, along with the vegetablesJun 24, 2013 2:20 pm - Members of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington have been gardening for more than 15 years, but with the opening of the Care Center on its campus this month...
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Shearing hedges in June helps them growJun 18, 2013 1:00 am - June is a good month to shear your formal hedges. Pruning hedges in June will help create a denser hedge. There likely will be more growth, so plan on shearing again in ...
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For some homeowners, a house is just a canvasJun 17, 2013 9:45 am - SEATTLE — It’s hard to miss the enormous 20-foot-wide American flag on the side of Richard Ormbrek’s home. Comprised of around 180 tiles painted with scenes of Americana...
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Art in the garden: Mix edible and ornamental plants in the gardenJun 16, 2013 1:00 am - If you don’t have space in the yard for a vegetable garden, you can still enjoy the great taste of fresh picked, homegrown veggies. All you need is some open spots in yo...
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Tips for keeping a healthy gardenJun 16, 2013 1:00 am - Trees planted in lawns can benefit from a mulched ring to reduce competition with grass roots and keep mowers and string trimmers from damaging trunks. If the tree is sm...
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Art in the garden: Some plants thrive in moist soilsJun 12, 2013 1:00 am - Well-drained soil is critical for healthy plant growth of many plants, and quite often gardeners grieve over the loss of plants planted in poorly drained areas of their ...