Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Meet the real ‘grandmas’ behind grannycore influencersOct 02, 2024 12:33 am - In the gauzy, ruffle-curtained corner of social media known as #grannycore, the past is very much present. Whether it’s in the form of a familiar tufted settee, a floral couch or groovy hook-and-latch rugs, nostalgia has been quietly coalescing into a design trend fueled by the pandemic-era clamor for coziness and aided by a glut of brown furniture and china in secondhand stores.
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Focus on fall planting and transplantingOct 02, 2024 12:17 am - Fall is a great time for planting and transplanting perennials, trees and shrubs. In general, trees and shrubs do not need to be pruned when transplanted to compensate for loss of roots during transplanting. Fall conditions, which include warm soil, moderate air temperatures and rain, help plants reestablish their root systems.
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Homeowner stuck with old wallpaperOct 01, 2024 8:27 pm - An 80-year-old homeowner faces a dilemma with wallpaper that’s lasted 24 years.
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Privacy issues arise with release of contact informationSep 25, 2024 9:41 pm - A board must maintain contact information for all owners, and in turn must make that information available to owners who request it for a purpose relating to the association. This can cause privacy concerns for owners, who may choose a workaround for protection.
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How to make your home feel like a spa on a budgetSep 25, 2024 2:39 am - Nothing can quite match the pampering, posh and contended experience you get when visiting a luxury spa. But the pros suggest recreating this feeling in the comforts of your own home isn’t as difficult as you would imagine with the right products, preparation and imagination.
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Two plumbing problemsSep 25, 2024 2:07 am - The main sewer line keeps getting clogged with roots and has to be cleaned out every three months. The line might need to be replaced, or possibly lined with a synthetic material, a new technique that’s cheaper than replacement.
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Pink or blue? Apply sulfur to turn those pink hydrangeas blue againSep 25, 2024 1:55 am - If your blue hydrangeas have turned pink this year, a sulfur application may return the new flowers’ color to blue.
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Wheaton Garden Club to host flower show Oct. 3-4Sep 23, 2024 11:29 pm - The Wheaton Garden Club presents “Birdland,” a standard flower show, on Oct. 3-4 at the Wheaton Public Library. Floral designs, created by garden club members, reflect a variety of themes.
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Learning and networking help volunteers, staff grow at Illinois Extension’s Master Gardener 2024 ConferenceSep 20, 2024 4:01 pm - Illinois Extension’s Master Gardener program, celebrating its 50th year, has always been a source of trusted guidance that reaches nearly all Illinois counties through local Extension offices and a special partnership with Chicago Botanic Garden.
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St. Charles library hosts beekeeping program Oct. 4Sep 19, 2024 9:41 pm - Local beekeeper Reid Root of the Fox Valley Beekeepers Association will present “The Art of Beekeeping” on Friday, Oct. 4, at the St. Charles Public Library.