Articles filed under Gardening
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Are these wooden toys worth anything?May 27, 2012 2:35 am - Q. A family member who was a carpenter made these toys sometime during the late 19th century to circa 1900. They were passed to me and I was wondering if they have any v...
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Why do some trees weep while others don’t?May 27, 2012 1:00 am - Why do some trees weep? Because they want to grow down. Instead of reaching for the sky, as most trees do, young stems of weeping trees toy only briefly with upward grow...
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Science is showing plants can adapt to surviveMay 26, 2012 1:00 am - LUBBOCK, Texas — No one’s talking about giving intelligence tests, but researchers say they’ve shown that plants have smarts — the sort needed to help them survive dry t...
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Art in the garden: Beautiful gardens include annuals and perennialsMay 25, 2012 4:00 pm - The most beautiful gardens belong to those gardeners who know that constant color in their beds and borders is the result of well-chosen perennials accented with long-bl...
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Western Avenue garden planted with TLCMay 24, 2012 6:23 pm - Come this fall, students at Western Avenue Elementary School in Geneva hope to pile up produce they’ve grown themselves, on the school grounds. If all goes well, there w...
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Climate debate heats up as local gardeners change plantsMay 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does it today without ticking off somebody. The Heartland Institute put up billboards prior to its climate-change conferen...
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Garden club beautifies Mt. Prospect village hallMay 23, 2012 3:15 pm - If the Mount Prospect village hall looks a litle prettier this week, thank the members of the Garden Club of Mount Prospect. They planted a variety of perennials Monday....
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Outdoor furniture making patios look more like family roomsMay 21, 2012 2:33 am - After checking out all the options available from patios to grills for building backyard retreats, it comes as no surprise that furniture comes in wide varieties, too. ...
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Going on vacation? Hire a sitter for your gardenMay 20, 2012 4:38 am - Gardeners don’t have to remain housebound during the vacation season just because their edibles and flowers need tending. Find a sitter to handle the work. Keep you...
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Planter big enough to grow produce for a variety of dishesMay 20, 2012 1:00 am - Mediterranean Planter from “The Balcony Gardener” (CICO Books, 2012) This wooden window box can hold enough produce for a variety of delicious summer dishes. Y...