Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Monitor garden's water needs in hot, dry weatherJul 06, 2012 5:00 am - If hot and dry weather persists, monitor your garden's water needs. How much you should water will depend on a variety of factors such as the soil, types of plants, weat...
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Fresh Giving Garden concept sprouts all over ItascaJul 05, 2012 1:00 am - Drive around the village of Itasca and you are sure to see green garden stakes rising out of container plants in front of homes and businesses. A closer look reveals the...
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How to invite more birds into your gardenJul 02, 2012 6:00 am - Birds bring color, song, motion and beauty into the garden. Many have a voracious appetite or insect pests, too. When designing a new garden, choose plants that welcome ...
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For July Fourth, add a dash of Americana to your decorJul 02, 2012 5:00 am - From Memorial Day and Independence Day on through Labor Day, Americans are staging celebrations of patriotism. At summer ballgames and community events, we catch sight ...
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Painting a room isn’t as easy as it looks on TVJul 02, 2012 5:00 am - It’s hard to escape the commercials. In just 30 seconds, two average homeowners pick a shade, move some furniture, pull out the rollers and, voila!, a new room. Painting...
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Young designer creates chancel furnishings for Arlington churchJul 01, 2012 6:53 am - On Sunday, May 27, the First United Methodist Church of Arlington Heights dedicated its new chancel furnishings — communion table, baptismal font, pulpit and candlestick...
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Arlington Heights couple no longer owns 'ugliest' basementJul 01, 2012 6:00 am - Matt and Anne Edwards have lived in their ranch home in the suburbs for two years, and they'll be the first to admit the basement was bad. Real bad. It was dark, wasn't ...
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Ask the plumber: New dual-flush toilets can be twice as easy to useJul 01, 2012 1:01 am - Q. My present toilet is located under a shelf and I want to replace it since it is old and uses a lot of water per flush. I want to get a dual-flush style, but the toile...
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Ask the plumber: Stone-cold facts for a new bathroomJul 01, 2012 12:01 am - Q. My wife and I are planning to install a new bathroom. We want this to be a green-style bathroom with as many natural products as possible. Can you please give us some...
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Learn how to recognize and combat invasive plantsJun 30, 2012 9:20 am - Learn about the nasty aliens — weeds, invasive and exotic plants — that are overrunning landscapes during a July 10 program at Fremont Public Library. Peggy Simonsen and...