Articles filed under Home & Garden
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If you goMay 15, 2011 1:00 am - What: Open Days in gardens around the suburbs to benefit The Garden Conservancy, a national organization that preserves gardens When: May 22 and various dates th...
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Glorious gardens open to public to benefit Garden ConservancyMay 15, 2011 1:00 am - What exactly is a collector’s garden? When you’re talking about the woodland haven that Barbara Wetzel has created, it is more than 3 acres of rare plants set on her 6-a...
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Tree peonies get a bad rapMay 08, 2011 6:00 am - I wouldn’t say the flowers of tree peonies — those “other” peonies — prepare you for the flowery show of the more common herbaceous peonies that come soon after. No, wit...
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Vegetables, herbs grace garden and dinner tableMay 08, 2011 3:53 am - In Rosalind Creasy’s lush gardens in Los Altos, Calif., vivid dahlias share the stage with geraniums and cherry tomatoes, tulips coexist with delicate lettuce leaves and...
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Gardenology in Geneva offers garden ideas, productsMay 08, 2011 2:00 am - Merchants in historic, downtown Geneva will host the third annual Gardenology. This free event takes place on Saturday, May 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine, al...
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Cooking up big design ideas for little kitchensMay 08, 2011 2:00 am - When it comes to kitchens, bigger isn’t necessarily better. A properly designed small kitchen can be just as functional and stylish as a larger one. I proved this during...
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Annuals good garden companions for perennialsMay 08, 2011 2:00 am - The plants we choose to include in our gardens change with the times. Abundant annuals in intricate bedding displays were once in vogue; then they fell out of favor and ...
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Peek inside snazzy homes on Lombard Kiwanis housewalkMay 08, 2011 12:00 am - An addition with an indoor swimming pool was all it took to turn a classic Prairie-style home designed by an associate of Frank Lloyd Wright into a party house. Both Nic...
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How to create an affordable, attractive garden shedMay 08, 2011 12:00 am - Home gardeners and lawn enthusiasts generally accumulate a number of tools of the trade in order to successfully manage their gardening needs. As a result, many homeowne...
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Wracked with loneliness, should she 'settle' to get a man?May 08, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I feel I'm at the very edge of what is survivable as far as loneliness. I've always thought it preferable to be on my own than to settle for someone, which seems ...