Articles filed under Gardening
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Gardeners exchange know-how, fruits of their laborJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Kathy Tinius is growing some unusual sunflowers this summer, and has good reason to believe the varieties will thrive. Another gardener in her area grew the flowers succ...
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Area Cub Scouts plant garden to feed hungryJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Cub Scouts promise to help other people at all times, and that's just what a pack from Gilberts is doing by joining the Daily Herald's Giving Garden campaign. Members of...
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Now's the time to pinch chrysanthemums for fallJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Chrysanthemums run the gamut, from bushy mounds covered with blossoms to stately, upright plants capped by one or just a few humongous blooms. Their colors and forms of ...
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Living, healthy dirt at the heart of organic gardeningJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - On this Independence Day weekend, people like Christine Laske rank as patriots in some circles. The Arlington Heights resident helps preserve the planet while saving mon...
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July in the garden: day lilies offer incredible selection of colorsJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Gardeners who want super-tolerant, thrive-on-neglect plants often consider day lilies (Hemerocallis) to be the perfect perennial. While they are fully winter hardy, tole...
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Perennial Festival will show how to make most of your spaceJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - We all need to spend more time in our gardens. The benefits to body and soul are many. Planting, watering and weeding burn considerably more calories than watching TV. S...
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How to address three challenges in organic gardeningJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Three big issues come to mind when organic gardening is discussed. How should we deal with fertilizer, weeds and insects and other pests? Here are tips we gathered from ...
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Tips on getting kids interested in gardeningJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - These are boom times for home gardening, but as many parents know, it still isn't easy to get kids interested and involved. One way, experts say, is to teach children ho...
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Local weatherman works on other side of the cameraJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Mike Caplan shoots plenty of nature photos in his own yard in Wadsworth. The setting is idyllic with a flower garden, birds of all kinds including hummingbirds and goldf...
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Hydrangeas, a summer staple, add splash of colorJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Ah, summer. Time for vacations, laying in the hammock and backyard barbecues. Before that next barbecue add a little color to your yard with some summer flowering shrubs...