Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Heartier plants save time in the yardApr 26, 2014 5:45 am - It makes homeowners feel good when their yards look like showpieces without taking a lot of time because that gives them more time with their families. So more and more ...
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Invention loves collaboration at Milan showApr 26, 2014 5:30 am - MILAN — Collaboration drove invention during Milan's annual International Furniture Show and collateral design week events. This collaboration yielded the promise of hom...
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Update your living space with a small balcony makeoverApr 25, 2014 5:45 am - If your apartment or condo has a small terrace, the warm weather of spring and summer should ignite you to make the most of that great spot for entertaining (even if you...
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White walls? The trick is choosing the right whiteApr 25, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK — So you want to paint a room white. Sounds easy, until you go to the hardware store to buy paint and discover there are dozens of whites to choose from. Many h...
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Bee-friendly garden can help struggling speciesApr 25, 2014 5:30 am - Bees are pulling a disappearing act. Honeybees are vanishing from their hives. Bumblebee numbers have crashed so radically that some species are believed extinct. Even n...
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Aging gracefully in your homeApr 23, 2014 5:45 am - Homeowners' demand for accessibility features on the rise
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Time to clean up your gardenApr 23, 2014 1:01 am - It still is not too late to remove garden debris from beds and cut back perennials if you are running late with your garden cleanup. However, the perennials will have be...
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Take time to select right plantsApr 21, 2014 1:01 am - After a long Chicago winter, it is easy to let spring fever take over when ordering plants from catalogs and buying plants from garden centers. For a successful garden, ...
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Only 'true leaves' can make food for plantsApr 21, 2014 1:01 am - Q. On the directions for some seeds I started, it said to transplant them into larger containers when the first true leaves appear. What do they mean by "first true leav...
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First impressions are important to builders, homeownersApr 20, 2014 12:00 am - A home's entrance — like a warm embrace — greets guests and welcomes them inside. Builders know the importance of what first meets the eye, whether it's grand, opulent, ...