Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Inaugural plant/flower sale at Green Oaks senior communityMay 15, 2019 1:00 am - An inaugural spring plant/flower sales will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18, by the pond near the independent living cottages at Green Oaks Senior Living...
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Rosary Sports Boosters plant sale continues Tuesdays in MayMay 14, 2019 11:00 pm - The Rosary High School Sports Boosters is holding its annual plant sale every Tuesday in May at Schaefer`s Greenhouse on Lake Street in Montgomery. Shop any Tuesday in ...
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Nominations welcome for Lombard's Front Yard BeautiesMay 12, 2019 11:00 pm - For the fourth consecutive year, Lombard Garden Club is recognizing individual homeowners who have made their front yards especially attractive. It is the club's mission...
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Poppies were a favorite pottery motif in early 1900sMay 12, 2019 7:01 am - Q. We are enclosing a photo of a dessert set that has been in the family for three generations. My husband's mother gave it to us, and she got it from her mother-in-law....
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Add sulfur to your soil for more beautiful displaysMay 12, 2019 7:00 am - If your soil is too alkaline, elemental or granulated sulfur can be added to lower the pH. Rhododendrons and azaleas are examples of plants that can benefit from sulfur ...
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How to design and decorate poolsideMay 12, 2019 7:00 am - Ask Elizabeth Stuart Design founder Muffie Faith about how to decorate around a backyard pool and she'll answer you with a question of her own: How are you going to use ...
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Fall bulbs are unlikely to produce when planted in springMay 12, 2019 6:00 am - Q. I just remembered I have stored bulbs. Is there anything I should do? A. Yes, hope for an Ice Age. Unless you mean light bulbs, which can be placed in sockets anytime...
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Welcome the end of winter with a new spring wreathMay 11, 2019 7:00 am - Christmas wreaths on the front door are a tradition, but there are also wreaths that celebrate the arrival of warmer weather. You can put up spring wreaths with an assor...
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What can be better than free plants?May 11, 2019 7:00 am - At some point, most perennials benefit from being divided. The three main reasons for dividing perennials are to keep them in bounds, to rejuvenate them and to get more ...
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Bath hardware makes a stylish splashMay 10, 2019 6:00 am - Step in the bathroom, turn on the tap. Step in the shower, turn on the faucet. Just mundane parts of the daily routine, right? Yet for bathware designers, they're anythi...