Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Work spaces that work for kids, parentsSep 13, 2020 7:00 am - Without warning last spring, millions of parents found themselves working from home while their kids attempted to do schoolwork under the same roof. The changes happened...
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Some gardeners in a pickle over scarce canning suppliesSep 13, 2020 6:00 am - MARSHFIELD, Vt. — It's the time of year when gardeners are turning their ripe tomatoes into sauces and salsas and cucumbers into pickles. But a boom in gardening and pre...
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Now's the time to plant a fall container for your gardenSep 13, 2020 1:00 am - September is a perfect time to plant a beautiful fall container when many annual plants are beginning to decline because of temperature changes, summer heat stress, inse...
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Four ways to pay for home renovationsSep 12, 2020 7:00 am - After months of lockdown during the pandemic, many have become aware of the failings of their homes. Whether you want a cosmetic update or think your home may have a mor...
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Viatorian gardeners grow food to help families in needSep 11, 2020 6:00 am - With at least two more months of harvesting to go, Viatorian gardeners already have grown - and donated - nearly as many vegetables as all of last summer, or around 800 ...
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Pottawatomie Garden Club to do fall planting Sept. 16Sep 08, 2020 11:00 pm - Earlier this summer, a group of the Pottawatomie Garden Club members gathered to keep the River Corridor in downtown St. Charles looking beautiful. This group has met se...
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Get out the clippers: The weeds are trying to take overSep 08, 2020 11:00 pm - If you had to define the purpose of gardening, the answer might be that it is the act of crafting beauty from nature. That would be the poetic response. At its base, gar...
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Medieval monastery gardens have a timeless, uplifting designSep 06, 2020 7:00 am - Enclosed and hidden gardens have always appealed to me as spaces sheltered from the stormy world. But a bunker alone is not enough; a refuge must be uplifting and play t...
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Inspiration in interior design should be nuancedSep 06, 2020 7:00 am - I have always had a serious case of wanderlust. Traveling is one of those educational experiences that truly is priceless. Experiences had over a proper cup of tea in an...
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Replace perennials with shrubs for a low-maintenance landscapeSep 06, 2020 7:00 am - The older I get, the larger my gardens seem. Although they have not actually grown in physical size, it takes me longer to weed them, cut back perennials in them, and wa...