Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Avoid common mistakes in the perennial borderApr 01, 2018 7:00 am - As a new gardening season begins, avoid these common missteps to keep your perennials healthy and your borders beautiful. Gardening mistake No. 1: ...
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Get an early start with cold-loving plantsApr 01, 2018 6:00 am - Q. Which plants love the cold? A. Make no mistake: plants are hardly passive. They make clear demands about the weather conditions they require. Cold season plants thriv...
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Use tile as art to make a hot fireplaceApr 01, 2018 6:00 am - Make a fireplace something spectacular with a new tile facelift. Not one inch of precious space will be sacrificed, yet an entire wall might become a work of art. Tile h...
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Coleus cuttings can be started nowApr 01, 2018 6:00 am - If you have kept a coleus as a houseplant over winter, you can still start cuttings for transplanting to the garden. Use a sharp, clean knife or a pair of pruners to cut...
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The difficulty of color-driven landscapesMar 31, 2018 6:00 am - The most eye-catching part of a garden plant is its flower, and the most captivating element of a bloom is its color. You might think then that designing a garden should...
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Backward books trend can be read two waysMar 31, 2018 6:00 am - Looking for an easy way to organize a messy bookshelf? You might consider turning all the spines backward. Yes, the backward bookshelf is one of the easiest ways — albei...
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Solar panels put savings on the horizonMar 30, 2018 6:00 am - Solar panels are no longer just for hippies. If you're just as interested in saving money as you are in saving the planet, solar panels can help. Their price has come do...
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Gardening seed swap scheduled in Rolling MeadowsMar 28, 2018 1:00 am - Organizers behind the Rolling Meadows Community Garden will host a meet and greet and seed swap Thursday in preparation for the upcoming gardening season. The meeting is...
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America in Bloom-St. Charles: Let's make the judges see red - plant red geraniums this season!Mar 27, 2018 11:00 pm - The America in Bloom - St. Charles Committee is entering the city in the America in Bloom national awards program for 2018 - and they want to make the judges see red! Th...
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New hydrangea varieties to grow in 2018Mar 27, 2018 11:00 pm - Hydrangeas are the reigning celebrities of the shrub world — gardeners can't get enough of them. There are types for sun and shade, all boasting magnificent blooms throu...