Articles filed under Gardening
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Living with art: How to choose it, display it and enjoy itJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Do the words "art niche" strike terror in your heart? What responsibility, what a challenge. What will we put there? Do you think all paintings, prints or photos look be...
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Garden coaches give novices confidence as their skills bloomJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - An innovative cottage industry is sprouting up for people new to gardening or hoping to enrich their crop- or flower-growing skills. It's called garden mentoring, garden...
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Pruning branches more than just a snip here and thereJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Just as an uncontrolled crowd can do a lot of damage, uncontrolled crowding of tree limbs can, too. The best time to train a tree is also the easiest: When the tree is y...
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Tracing the roots of the seedless ClementineJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - How sweet Clementine is this time of year, looking so pretty nestled in small wooden crates. How nice that these tangerines have no seeds to interrupt bites into the jui...
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Sikes shares advice on artworkJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Favorite tips from "The Artful Home" by Toni Sikes. • Whether you hang your artwork on white or colored walls is individual taste and preference, she said. In the book, ...
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Garden calendarJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Garden Club • The Garden Club of Inverness hosts Bill Shores to discuss incorporating edible landscaping and native plant-scapes into suburban gardens at 9:30 a.m. ...
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Keep a unifying theme in garden's frameworkJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - This time of year separates serious gardeners from those who simply like flowers. In the same way that we describe women of ageless beauty as having "good bones," a skel...
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Designer explains how to put all the pieces togetherJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - When you're remodeling a kitchen or bath, the cabinetry sets the tone for the whole project. Dark cabinets or light? It's the biggest piece in the design puzzle, which a...
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Tips on keeping your gardening resolutionsJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - You've decided to improve your landscape in 2008, but you don't know how. Here are a few ideas to get you started: • Go vertical. It's amazing how the addition of a fe...
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Things to doJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Antique shows • The Grayslake Antique Market hosts dealers with thousands of unique items such as furniture, jewelry, art glass and more from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunda...