Articles filed under Gardening
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Pumpkin patch primed and ready with varietyOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - It's time to redecorate our homes and outdoor spaces to embrace the spirit of the season. With the vast selection of pumpkins, squash, gourds and other natural material...
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Sneaky weeds survive winter and return with a vengeanceOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - To flower gardeners who grow heat-loving annuals such as marigolds and impatiens, the term "winter annual" probably sounds like an oxymoron. Those of us who routinely ba...
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New St. Joseph cancer center gets a nameOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - On Oct. 2, more than 300 people celebrated the groundbreaking at the new Cancer Care Center at Provena St. Joseph Hospital. At the ceremony, President and CEO Bill Brown...
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Things to doOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Antiques and crafts • The Kendall County Flea Market is 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Routes 47 and 71, Yorkville. Parking is free and admission is $5 (free for kids ag...
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Primitive horsetails show toughnessOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Horsetails are in their full glory now, looking crisp and green even as the season's wind, rain and pests have taken their toll on most other plants. Horsetails' toughne...
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Great pumpkinsOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - It's Cinderella time for our favorite squash. The pumpkin, whose best shot at glamour used to be ending up as a jack-o'-lantern on your front stoop, is now a decorating ...
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Start a compost pile now; add leaves later in seasonOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Fall is one of the best times to start a home compost pile. "As vegetable and flower gardens start to reach their peak and start to fade, lawns still need mowing and the...
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Inside and outOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - It's sophisticated and helps find cure A classy touch of pink will enliven your decor and fight breast cancer. To celebrate October as breast cancer awareness month...
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Charles' expansive organic gardens are fit for, well, a princeOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - HIGHGROVE HOUSE, England -- The head gardener to Prince Charles here has gotten used to unusual requests from the heir to the British throne. Like the time David Howard ...
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October in the gardenOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - If you are adding colorful spring-blooming bulbs to your garden this month, consider planting some in containers to "force" into an early indoor bloom. Forcing bulbs req...