Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Art in the garden: Easy-to-care-for perennials good for small yards or busy lifestylesJul 27, 2012 8:39 pm - Today’s smaller yards and busy lifestyles send us to our local garden centers looking for well-behaved, neat and tidy plants. We want plants that are easy to care for an...
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Home Show returns with ideas, inspirationJul 27, 2012 5:00 am - Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles will spotlight professionals in the homebuilding industry when The Old House New House Home Show arrives in September. About 300 of th...
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Make your fireplace mantel a hot focal pointJul 27, 2012 5:00 am - As the unrivaled focal point in a room, your fireplace mantel is the star of the show. So it’s fun to give this all-important spot a new look every so often. Here are th...
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A buyer’s real estate agent must fairly represent sellerJul 27, 2012 5:00 am - Q. In some of your articles, you give readers the impression that the buyer’s real estate agent is supposed to represent the financial interests of the buyer. This opini...
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Geneva Arts Fair presents original work in all categoriesJul 26, 2012 8:20 am - The Geneva Arts Fair presents a unique opportunity for buyers. It is one of the only art fairs in the area in which all pieces are original. Everything shown cannot be s...
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Chicago Flower & Garden Show comes to Lake County FairJul 25, 2012 5:00 pm - Some of the lushest landscapes in a parched Lake County have been assembled piece by piece and will be gone without a trace by the end of the weekend. But three theme g...
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Model home shows off its green sideJul 25, 2012 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Not long ago, the house of the future was designed to let you to stay plugged in to your music, sports and movies no matter where you were in your home. For...
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Heat doesn't discourage Waukegan family gardenersJul 23, 2012 6:00 am - The recent high temperatures did little to discourage members of the Waukegan Public Library's Digging in the Dirt Family Gardening Club. On July 3, the group gathered f...
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Arlington Hts.: Treat trees for EAB nowJul 23, 2012 5:00 am - As the Arlington Heights Village Board and residents lament, these coming attractions will soon appear in your neighborhood: Ÿ 10-15 percent drop in home values Ÿ 15 per...
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Plants thrive in differing growing seasonsJul 22, 2012 5:00 am - One secret makes Susan Brunstrum's garden look more mature than its tender age: She moved 35 bushes and 750 perennials from her old house when she downsized to a 1920s c...