Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Treasures in your attic: Is this Red Wing vase valuable?Oct 01, 2011 6:00 am - Q. The vase in the enclosed pictures has been in my possession for a long time. Unfortunately, I cannot remember how or when I obtained it. It is 10 inches tall and ...
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Hoover students put academic talents to work in garden projectSep 26, 2011 6:00 am - Students and faculty members will gather on Monday for the dedication of a new concept within Schaumburg schools: the Hoover Math and Science Academy. The open-enrollmen...
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Native species attract wildlife, help retain and filter waterSep 26, 2011 1:00 am - To Dorothy Nelson the answer is clear — conservancy areas like the ones she helps oversee at the Estates of Inverness Ridge are definitely assets. The wildlife — like go...
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Treasures in your attic: Was this chair designed by Arne Emile Jacobsen?Sep 25, 2011 1:00 am - Q. Is it possible that you could tell me something about this chair? I purchased it in the early 1960s when it was on display in a model home. I wonder what it is wo...
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Recycling can be a way to craft things of beautySep 25, 2011 1:00 am - Trash talk has helped Matthew Levesque fashion an inventive career in garden design. He holds “creative reuse” workshops, and his “yardscaping” creations made from local...
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Boyfriend is the nitpicky one in this relationshipSep 25, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I’m not sure if I’m being overly sensitive and/or nitpicky here: My boyfriend of seven months occasionally says hurtful things to me such as “You’re not attractiv...
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Divorce offers chance to reimagine home decorSep 24, 2011 11:00 pm - The last time Wendy Berghorst appeared in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, in 2006, she was sharing a candlelit bath with her husband, for a feature on “Love Nests.” That w...
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Chores to do now for a beautiful garden next yearSep 24, 2011 11:00 pm - As the gardening season winds down, so does the amount of time we spend in our beds and borders. There are, however, chores to do now that will help your landscape get o...
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Country Folk Art Festival stays true to its rootsSep 19, 2011 6:00 am - Maybe you've crossed paths with Robin Reed, the new owner of the Country Folk Art Festival. But the Robin Reed you know was creating her own work to sell at shows or ru...
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Art in the garden: The right perennial can perk up late-summer gardensSep 18, 2011 1:12 am - Is the color in your landscape waning as the end of summer draws near? You are not alone. Most of us focus on spring and early summer blooms and then, when we turn our c...