Articles filed under Gardening
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Kitchen users come in all sizes - Design accordinglyMar 13, 2009 11:00 pm - The kinds of questions I receive for this column seem to come in waves. Not long ago, lots of readers wanted to know about color options; then came a flock of questions ...
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Talk on Spring floral arrangements set at Inverness garden clubMar 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Garden expo • The Belgard Chicago Flower & Garden Show returns for its 15th annual outing with the theme of "Our World in Bloom" at Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago...
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Spring's home decor forecast is bright and sunnyMar 13, 2009 11:00 pm - It's a pretty outlook for spring 2009 on the home decor front. The color palette includes fresh blues, saucy pinks and upbeat yellows, as well as a veritable laundry lin...
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You get more when you buy an antiqueMar 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Whether it's useful like furniture or a rug or merely decorative, sometimes antiques do not cost any more than brand new items. But oh, what stories they tell. The primi...
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Springtime at the Morton Arboretum: This bud's for youMar 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Thank goodness for Ed Hedborn. He's my go-to guy when I need some good news. Take the other day, when the forecast called for continued cold weather and - yippee - yet ...
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Free trees available from Arbor Day Foundation, ComcastMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Wow. If you are involved with a school or other nonprofit that wants to plant a lot of trees, the Arbor Day Foundation and Comcast have a deal for you. Did we say a lot ...
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Belgard flower and garden show returns to ChicagoMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - • The "Belgard Chicago Flower & Garden Show" returns for its 15th annual outing with the theme of "Our World in Bloom" at Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. The show...
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Choose primroses for the spring gardenMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Long before Gregor Mendel's groundbreaking work in plant genetics, the cloth weavers of England were changing the primrose. Workers who had woven textiles collectively f...
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Look what these women create with a little paintMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Whether a queen or the mother of two young boys, passionate artists enjoy a compulsion to express themselves through their media. You can see it in the precision of the ...
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Spring is here: Let's get ready to gardenMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - As we welcome the Chicago Flower & Garden Show, near-record warmth Friday and other signs of spring, gardening looks like a more serious endeavor this year. While the pl...