Articles filed under Gardening
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Garden tools make great gifts for green thumbsDec 09, 2010 10:00 pm - There are some innovative garden implements this year that will also make practical holiday gifts. None on the list is powered by electricity or gasoline, and so they re...
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Here's how to save your EuonymusDec 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I hope you can help me save my Euonymus. I have a bed of 14 Emerald and Gold euonymus very near the front entrance. They have developed growths (at least 12) that...
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Stylists take a home from neutral to overdriveDec 02, 2010 10:00 pm - When it comes to decorating, Denise and Greg Knickrehm's Bartlett home is always in neutral territory. From Osnaburg drapes wrapped in burlap bands to distressed-finish ...
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Mulch mowing easiest way to take care of fall leavesDec 02, 2010 10:00 pm - WINTERTHUR, Del.-- I am trying to be smug when I tell the garden honchos at Winterthur, the du Pont estate north of Wilmington, Del., that instead of blowing and baggin...
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Welcome guests with an inviting entrancewayDec 02, 2010 10:00 pm - A homeowner should not have to put up a sign that says “front door this way.” But I have seen many situations in which a home's entry was not well defined and created di...
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Hinsdale Center for the Arts Holiday Home TourDec 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Tours, walks • Hinsdale Center for the Arts Holiday Home Tour, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5. Five decorated homes in Oak Brook, each with musicians performing. Decorat...
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Inspiring books for landscaping, gardeningDec 02, 2010 10:00 pm - How about some green books for wintertime reading and for your holiday shopping list? Here are some texts addressing the latest landscape design trends and information ...
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Gathering Seeds for a Growth EnterpriseDec 02, 2010 10:00 pm - EPHRATA, Pa. -- Windswept, frostbitten and bedraggled, Lisa Von Saunder's little fenced vegetable garden seems an unlikely Noah's Ark on this chilly November afternoon....
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Geneva house tour through December 4Nov 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Photo contest • Cantigny in Focus annual photo contest. Photos of Cantigny from any year are sought from photographers of all ages for the photo contest. Forty winn...
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Not dishwasher safe, so dinner set loses valueNov 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. This Limoges dinner set was given to me by my grandmother (I am 86). I would like to know for how much I could sell it. It's a service for 12, in perfect conditio...