Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Geneva house walk among upcoming home & garden eventsNov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Holidays • Holiday Open House, today, Platt Hill Nursery, both locations, 222 W. Lake St., Bloomingdale and 2400 Randall Road, Carpentersville. Includes workshops, ...
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It may take some time for Windberg prints to reach valueNov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I have two limited-edition prints by Dalhart Windberg. They are titled “Love's Reflection["] and “The Glow of Love.["] They have matching frames, signed but not n...
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No need for a mansion with these designer tipsNov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Just because your home isn't a huge castle doesn't mean you can't have style. Think of all those young New York designers who put so much charm and ingenuity in their st...
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Holiday open house at Platt Hill NurseryNov 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Holidays • Holiday Open House, Nov. 12-14, Platt Hill Nursery, both locations, 222 W. Lake St., Bloomingdale and 2400 Randall Road, Carpentersville. Includes works...
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How to save Swiss chard from garden pestsNov 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. One of the crops I love to grow in my garden is Swiss chard; I love to stir fry it in olive oil with garlic and pine nuts. Although every year I battle some insec...
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Painted by gifted amateur, vase value dips recentlyNov 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I've enclosed pictures of a vase that has been in my wife's family for more than 70 years. It is 19½ inches high and 14 inches wide at the handles. It is decorate...
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Sofas become personal statements in tough economyNov 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Today's hot sofas may range in style, size, color and design, but they have one quality in common: comfort. “The notion of comfort is a very personal thing – what's comf...
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Brighten up your shady spots with spring bulbsNov 04, 2010 11:00 pm - It's spring bulb-planting season. My advice: Get yourself a kneeling pad and stout trowel, and set aside a day or two over the next month to plant as many little bulbs...
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Putting your landscape to bed for the winterOct 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Our gardens are celebrating their last hurrah. While we are enjoying the autumn jewel tones blazing in our landscapes, it seems funny to consider our spring gardens. But...
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Color combinations to inspire your fallOct 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Take Mother Nature's cues for trendiest hues