Articles filed under Gardening
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With right planning, your garden can be a perfumed paradiseApr 28, 2012 6:00 am - If someone gave you a spindly shrub named wintersweet to plant now, you might have second thoughts about going to the effort. It is twiggy, spindly and too big. But on m...
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Good bedfellows ensure a bloomsApr 27, 2012 6:00 am - Some plants fall into the must-have category. Consider the incredible burst of color poppies add to a garden — clearer reds and oranges are hard to find in the perennial...
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Nature's red army flies into suburbs on gossamer wingsApr 25, 2012 11:00 pm - Most of the time, an unusual invasion of six-legged creatures in the suburbs will make a homeowner freak out. Not this time. The suburbs are awash in a sea of pretty Re...
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Butterfly gardening offers beauty, funApr 23, 2012 1:00 am - For a spring project that can get your family working and learning together — and also help some beautiful insects — try a backyard butterfly garden. With just a little ...
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Lake Zurich turns its focus to eco-friendly awareness, effortsApr 22, 2012 8:00 am - For many people, Earth Day provides a good reason to step back and consider ways to make a positive impact on the environment. A new group in Lake Zurich is working to ...
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Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden offers great ideas, inspirationApr 22, 2012 2:31 am - Growing fruits and vegetables can beautify your balcony or garden as well as bring tasty food and vitamins to your family. At least that’s the message from the Chicago B...
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Art in the garden: See red in your garden all year longApr 22, 2012 1:51 am - In home design, neutrals are those mild tones that don’t offend — those that easily combine with others or serve as backdrops for other more assertive accent colors. In ...
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As in all things, the dog makes self-portrait more valuableApr 21, 2012 3:22 am - Q. The enclosed picture is a self-portrait of my husband’s great-great-grandmother (maybe great-great-great-grandmother). The family came from Antrim, Ireland, and settl...
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New name for land preservation group reflects expanded focusApr 20, 2012 5:45 pm - The logo of the newly renamed Conserve Lake County organization is not really a sun with cascading golden rays. But the double meaning is intended as a symbol of a multi...
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Spring event features sale of compost bins, rain barrels and native plantsApr 20, 2012 1:17 pm - The sale of compost bins, rain barrels and native plants will take place on Saturday and Sunday, May 12, 13. The special spring event is sponsored by the Solid Waste Age...