Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Hanover Park woman wins tub-to-shower transformationAug 28, 2020 7:00 am - Ilyce Treger, 44, of Hanover Park has been using a wheelchair since she was a child because of a degenerative bone disease. Because she relied on her aging parents, Iris...
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Quality bedding helps create a comfortable homeAug 28, 2020 7:00 am - Ariel Kaye founded the brand Parachute in Los Angeles in 2014 to sell high-quality bedding. She became known for her soft, comfortable sheets, towels, robes, rugs and ma...
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Do's and don'ts for properly pruning your treesAug 27, 2020 11:00 pm - Summer storms inevitably bring damage to home landscapes and trees. Some trees are complete losses, but those with minimal damage can sometimes be repaired. According to...
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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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You can learn to love an imperfect homeAug 23, 2020 7:00 am - Depending on real estate market conditions, finding the perfect home may be an impossible feat. Forget the swooning and immediate pictures of life ever after. This is wh...
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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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Designer creates a formula for a home that healsAug 23, 2020 7:00 am - After a sudden split from her husband of 10 years, Stevie McFadden discovered firsthand that our surroundings play an influential role during times of crisis. The reside...