Articles filed under Gardening
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When to start planting seeds indoors? Check your frost dateMar 01, 2022 10:00 pm - February marks the midpoint of winter, and with spring just over the horizon, many gardeners are dreaming of sunny days and dirty fingernails. For those looking to get a...
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How to enjoy your flowers longerMar 01, 2022 10:00 pm - When buying cut flowers, I look closely to make sure the flowers are fresh. Petals that show browning at the edges or are falling off are signs of being past their prime...
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Registration now open for Gardenfest 2022Feb 27, 2022 10:00 pm - Explore the latest gardening trends, techniques and tools during Gardenfest 2022, a series of seminars for gardeners of every skill level, on Saturday, April 9. This ann...
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Growing plants from seed allows you more choiceFeb 27, 2022 6:00 am - It is time to start annuals from seed that are slow to start and develop, such as pansies, violas, petunias, snapdragons and lobelia. While garden centers offer many fav...
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Black innovators who reshaped American gardening, farmingFeb 27, 2022 6:00 am - The achievements of George Washington Carver, the 19th century scientist credited with hundreds of inventions, including 300 uses for peanuts, have landed him in America...
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Expert teaches antique apple tree grafting seminar March 13 at Garfield Farm MuseumFeb 22, 2022 10:00 pm - Learn how to grow antique apple trees at Garfield Farm Museum's 34th Antique Apple Tree Grafting Seminar at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 13. For $35, participants make three ...
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Orders due by March 1 for Wheaton Garden Club plant saleFeb 20, 2022 10:00 pm - What better way to spend a cold February day than to look at flowers and dream of summer gardens. Well, it's that time again! The Wheaton Garden Club's annual plant sa...
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A look at houseplant trends for 2022Feb 20, 2022 6:00 am - After the houseplant heyday of the 1970s, the penchant for potted green companions faded with all but the most dedicated plant parents. But over the past decade, as many...
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Deadline nears to order for eighth annual Organic Vegetable & Herb Seedlings SaleFeb 15, 2022 10:00 pm - The First Congregational United Church of Christ in Elmhurst has launched their eighth annual Organic Vegetable and Herb Seedlings Sale early this year. Because their ...
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Showy amaryllis makes a perfect Valentine's plant or giftFeb 13, 2022 6:00 am - Easter has lilies. Thanksgiving has gourds. Christmas has poinsettias. And Valentine's Day should have amaryllis. For the uninitiated, amaryllises are big bulbs that can...