Articles filed under Home & Garden
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It can take two weeks to 'harden' a plantApr 29, 2018 6:00 am - Q. What does hardening off really mean? A. BABY, it's COLD OUTSIDE!! The frost free date in our area is mid-May so the beginning of May is a good time to begin thinking ...
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Living walls are best left to pros and ex-presidentsApr 29, 2018 6:00 am - When you view a life-size portrait of some notable person, your gaze tends to go first to the subject's face and then to the pose of the body and finally to the backgrou...
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World-inspired home accents can be shipped to your doorApr 29, 2018 6:00 am - Editor's note: Christine Brun is taking some time off. This column originally published in 2016. It doesn't take very much to add an artistic touch to a tiny home. Two o...
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Time to start spraying crab apple treesApr 29, 2018 6:00 am - It is nearly time to begin spraying crab apples that are susceptible to apple scab (typically this disease affects older varieties of crab apples). If your tree's leaves...
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Exhibit focuses on homes that adapt and change with usApr 28, 2018 6:00 am - Most housing is designed for nuclear families, but most U.S. households don't meet that description. That's why flexible floor plans — and innovations including movable ...
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Mundelein students help plant tree for Arbor DayApr 27, 2018 1:00 am - To make Arbor Day more exciting, Mundelein village arborist Adam Schmidt let the Washington Early Learning Center second grade students decide which trees to plant at th...
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Kane County Master Gardeners set 2018 help desk hoursApr 26, 2018 11:00 pm - The real spring weather will be on its way, which means it is time for the 2018 Kane County Master Gardener Help Desk. Each year, trained University of Illinois Extensio...
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Check out the difference in spring color between this year and lastApr 24, 2018 5:00 am - If you're wondering whether your magnolia or redbud trees will bloom this spring, just be patient. Don't fret much about your rhododendrons, azaleas and forsythias, eith...
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Geisha Girl cup, saucer a childhood treasureApr 22, 2018 7:01 am - Q. This is a photo of a child's porcelain teacup with a matching saucer. Both are in very good condition. They are decorated with gardens, temples and Asian women in kim...
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Get more flowers for less moneyApr 22, 2018 7:00 am - A garden full of riotous color and containers jam-packed with blooms is possible without breaking the budget if a gardener heads for the seed rack instead of garden cent...