Articles filed under Gardening
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Lovely lobelia, bacopa like their moistureJun 13, 2008 11:00 pm - When I'm shopping for bedding plants in spring, I find it hard to resist buying lobelia. Blooming with a mass of small blue, lilac, rose or white flowers, it always look...
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Home calendarJun 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Tours The Historic Hutchinson Street House Tour offers rare public guided tours through several prairie-style homes and other architecturally intriguing buildings from ...
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Why should flowers have all the fun? Veggies sport colorful looksJun 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The view of the vegetable patch will be decidedly odd this year: Get ready for maroon carrots, yellow watermelons and pink-and-white striped beets. Garden centers, catal...
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Teak a moment to think about patio furnitureJun 13, 2008 11:00 pm - You've been working hard on your deck, patio or balcony - sweeping, scrubbing, staining, planting. Now what about some furniture? There are many places to look and all k...
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Garden walks sprout up during summerJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - June and July are great months for garden walks: June 8: Three Glenview gardens are open free of charge, but each is only open one hour. Plants are also for sale. T...
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'll buy you a few and some for meJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Monogrammed plates or place mats make a nice gift if you're having a backyard shower or birthday party. Unless you want them for yourself, of course. The 10-inch melamin...
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See what your neighbors create with spaces small and grandJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Imagine enjoying a garden of flowers, water features, stonework and even espaliered trees where someone else does the work and you just stroll. That's the idea behind ga...
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Garden work heats up this monthMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - June can be filled with so many projects that it often feels important to devote every free minute to the garden. With burgeoning weeds to pluck, mulch to spread, and fa...
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Elephant ears' secret: They're easy to growMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The huge, exotic-looking leaves of elephant's ear can add a lot of spice to an otherwise ordinary-looking garden. Non-gardeners would never guess that a plant so dramati...
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Alcove under stairs can be used for a study areaMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Moving to a larger house doesn't necessarily solve all storage problems. It seems, in fact, that additional space generates additional stuff that overwhelms the capacity...