Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Tour 12 gardens, learn from experts at MCC garden walkMay 22, 2024 9:59 am - Experience a day of gorgeous gardens, education, and fun at Garden Walk 2024, presented by the University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners and McHenry County College.
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Area Girl Scouts, Rose Pest Solutions restore butterfly garden in NapervilleMay 21, 2024 4:43 pm - Two hundred Girl Scouts and volunteers with the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana and Rose Pest Solutions came together on Saturday, May 18, to restor...
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Spend summer days growing, supporting gardens with Extension’s ‘Four Seasons’ webinar seriesMay 21, 2024 2:09 pm - Get ready to spend summer days outdoors gardening, exploring, and enjoying the growing season by adding in “Four Seasons Gardening” webinars beginning June 11. Universi...
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The cicadas are here. How to cope with (or enjoy) a natural miracleMay 20, 2024 6:53 pm - It’s … time. After months of expectation and a few teasers, the great periodical cicada emergence of 2024 is upon us. “We’re definitely in the beginning of the throes of ...
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West Chicago Blooming Fest returns this weekendMay 16, 2024 5:37 pm - West Chicago’s annual Blooming Fest has grown into a gardener’s playground. It’s the main event of a downtown spring festival celebrating the start of the growing season.
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A home’s heating system should be thoroughly checked by a home inspector, even in the summer.May 16, 2024 6:15 am - Q: When I purchased my home, it was the middle of summer and very hot, so my home inspector did not test the forced air furnace. Months later, when the cold weather a...
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Spring fever for plantingMay 16, 2024 6:00 am - After a few weeks of mild weather, spring-hungry Chicagoans think about planting.
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How to turn a supermarket bouquet into a lusher, more personalized flower arrangementMay 16, 2024 6:00 am - With a bit of imagination and creativity, you can transform a simple, low-cost bouquet into a stunning floral arrangement.
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Gardening in gravel? Here’s why you’ll be glad you tried itMay 16, 2024 6:00 am - A gravel garden can save you time and water, even doing away with pesky weeds if installed properly.
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Is condo rule about renting to ‘nonfamily’ common?May 15, 2024 4:08 pm - A condominium association has a rule that an owner can only rent to a “nonfamily member” one time during ownership. Is this a common rule?