Articles filed under Gardening
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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 ...
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Batavia club’s garden walk set for SaturdayJun 11, 2013 12:23 pm - The first year that Batavia’s Plain Dirt Gardeners participated in the Chicago Flower and Garden Show, many of the other participants had never heard of them. After win...
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Mount Prospect celebrates community gardenJun 10, 2013 5:57 pm - River Trails Elementary School District 26, the River Trails Park District and the Mount Prospect Chamber of Commerce hosted an after-hours networking event Thursday at ...
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Art in the garden: Annual you should grow this yearJun 09, 2013 6:27 am - Most gardeners have a group of plants they turn to every year for planting in their beds, borders and containers. And while it’s nice to have a repertoire of plants they...