Articles filed under Home & Garden
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New plants, trees can be added to your yard in autumnSep 25, 2022 7:00 am - Fall is a great time to plant and transplant trees and shrubs. In general, trees and shrubs do not need to be pruned when transplanted to compensate for loss of roots du...
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How to save vegetable seeds for next yearSep 25, 2022 7:00 am - Many of the vegetables we grow in our gardens produce seeds, which, if harvested and stored correctly, have the potential to grace us with free plants. And late summer i...
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Gardening doesn't stop just because it's fallSep 24, 2022 7:00 am - As summer turns to fall, the garden may seem to fade into the background. But there's still plenty of action going on underground, so this is no time to rest. For starte...
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More than 100 solar homes, businesses to open for public toursSep 23, 2022 5:30 am - More than 100 Illinois home and business owners with solar installations will open their doors to the public Saturday to talk with their neighbors about their experience...
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Pottawatomie Garden Club plants fall flowersSep 18, 2022 11:00 pm - On Sept. 14, the Pottawatomie Garden Club gathered to plant autumn flowers in downtown St. Charles. As one of the missions of the garden club members volunteer to plant...
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Core aeration is advised once a yearSep 18, 2022 7:00 am - Autumn is a good time to core aerate and thatch your lawn to reduce soil compaction if you did not aerate in the spring. Core aerating once a year is enough for most res...
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How to turn a bland rental into a personal havenSep 18, 2022 7:00 am - Even though she was moving into a rental apartment, Alexa d'Argence was eager to put her personal stamp on it. "Loving my space is more important to me than my security ...
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Truly grand in scope: Morton Arboretum is ready to show its $16.6 million 'Grand Garden'Sep 15, 2022 5:00 am - An old hedge garden in the Morton Arboretum had few frills. The garden made a formal first impression near the main arrival area of the arboretum in Lisle. The symmetry ...
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Why it's easy to mistake poison ivy and Boston ivy for Virginia creeperSep 13, 2022 6:00 am - When it comes to fall color, you can't do much better than Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia). There are, however, two other vines that you might confuse wit...
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Turning a strip of no-man's land into garden, curb appealSep 11, 2022 7:00 am - You know that boring strip of grass — or weeds — between the street and the sidewalk that technically belongs to your city or town but whose care ultimately falls to you...