Articles filed under Gardening
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Rainfall extremes create challenges for yardsAug 29, 2008 11:00 pm - While Illinois rainfall ranges from 30 to 50 inches a year, it rarely falls evenly during the growing season. Instead of the roughly one inch of rain a week that many no...
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Garden calendarAug 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Garden Clubs • The Hoffman Estates Garden Club invites author and landscape designer Pam Duthie for a lecture titled "Continuous Color - The Stars of Fall" on desig...
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Garden calendarAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Garden Walk • The Garfield Park Conservatory continues its centennial celebration with a Prairie Club tour of the city garden created by Jens Jensen at 10 a.m. Tues...
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Blooms beauteous, but think fragrance firstAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Although most people consider color, height and bloom time when planning their gardens, fewer think about fragrance. This is too bad, as scents enrich and enhance outdoo...
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Turning junk into treasureAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - We think of artists' media as paints, fine metals and stone. But some prefer junk. Mirrors framed with flattened pieces of colorful soda cans make quite a splash for Sus...
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Choose the right paint colors for your houseAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - If you're planning to paint the exterior of your house, one of the most important things you need to know has nothing to do with scraping, caulking and priming. It's thi...
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Celebrate nature with all kinds of artAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Artistic Gardener is the latest Long Grove gallery opened by Rachel Perkal and Tobin Fraley, owners of Woodland Grove Gallery and Trillium. Artistic Gardener, 248 Robert...
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Tomatoes hitting full stride?Aug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Your tomatoes are hitting full stride. Seemingly endless branches of zucchini leaves sprawl across your garden. But there are areas of empty soil, spaces vacated by your...
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Rain barrel can help yard through the dry spellsAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - In our "feast or famine" summers, saving water in the landscape can take two approaches. One is capturing and saving rainwater. The other is planning and planting specif...
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Engage your inner artistAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - If you put time, money and effort into crafts, they should be fun. But you also want to end up with something you'll be proud to display in your home or give to a friend...