Articles filed under Gardening
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Get your order in by Aug. 31 for Glen Ellyn mum saleAug 26, 2020 11:00 pm - Aug. 31 is the last day to get in your order for Glen Ellyn Historical Society's annual Mum Sale. Cost is $15 for each mum plant or three for $40. To order, visit www.ge...
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'A botanical showplace': Cantigny Park completes second round of garden renovationsAug 24, 2020 5:30 am - It's easy to clear the mind in this garden of rugged beauty. Bonsai trees and limestone slabs are the sculpture pieces. Stone nooks and crannies hold all kinds of surpri...
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Enjoy the magnificent blooms of hydrangeasAug 23, 2020 7:00 am - Summer is the season for hydrangeas. Their magnificent blooms are focal points in the summer landscape. Hydrangeas have recently captured the attention of plant hybridiz...
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Start next year's flower garden this summerAug 23, 2020 7:00 am - It is time to take cuttings of annuals such as geraniums and begonias that are to be kept over the winter. Coleus can be rooted by simply placing the cuttings in water —...
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Lilac of the weekAug 23, 2020 7:00 am - An outstanding French hybrid named Monge, or Syringa vulgaris, has very showy, short, broad panicles of single, redish-purple florets. The flowers are held on long stems...
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Winter radishes can add off-season color, flavorAug 23, 2020 7:00 am - Put a “wow” in your radishes by growing winter varieties. Winter radishes grow more slowly than spring radishes, requiring about two months to mature, and they remain cr...
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Climate change keeps changing the game for home gardenersAug 22, 2020 6:00 am - Every year now, gardeners should be rethinking what they grow and where because of climate change, experts say. The growing season has become longer, delivering bigger h...
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Get in your orders for Fall Sustainability Sale by Sept. 14Aug 20, 2020 11:00 pm - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County will offer native plants, shrubs and trees for preorder until Sept. 14 during its Fall Sustainability Sale. Items are available o...
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Gardeners can extend growing season into the fallAug 17, 2020 6:00 am - Just when you thought the gardening season was over, fall arrives to prove you wrong. Many believe we hang up our trowels on Labor Day, as if Mother Nature slammed the ...
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Stevenson grad, volunteers spruce up yards of high-risk Buffalo Grove, Lake Zurich householdsAug 17, 2020 6:00 am - A team of seven volunteers organized by a 2018 Stevenson High School graduate helped clean up the yards of some Lake County homeowners in high risk households. The volun...