Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Fungus causes crabapple tree to lose leavesAug 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I have a flowering crabapple tree that is losing leaves. All during the spring the tree flowered and was beautiful. Now, the leaves turn yellow then fall. I've wa...
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Hydrangeas are in the pink ... and blue, tooAug 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Hydrangeas are all the rage in the gardening world. Plant breeders are hard at work bringing us new varieties; and we are eager to try their latest, greatest creations. ...
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Gladioli are showy in the garden or in a vaseAug 06, 2010 11:00 pm - The gladiolus produces a large, showy flower spike that lasts for several days whether in the garden or in a vase. To get the most out of a bloom for decoration inside, ...
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Your news: South Barrington Garden Club tours nurseryAug 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Members of the South Barrington Garden Club toured Rich's Foxwillow Pines Nursery in Woodstock Thursday, July 1. The nursery emphasizes dwarf plant material specially su...
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Master Gardeners get back to community gardening rootsAug 06, 2010 11:00 pm - A bumper crop of zucchini squash came up last month in one of the community garden plots in Glen Ellyn, leaving onlookers somewhat behind the 8-ball. Indeed, these small...
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Variety of ground cover do the trick in shaded areasJul 30, 2010 11:00 pm - It always amazes me how some folks are determined to grow lawn grass in the shade. They plant grass seed, water it regularly, tend to the few sprigs that grow and get fr...
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Attractive 'Art Deco' chandeliers may be older than expectedJul 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. We have two of these extremely heavy chandeliers. We were told they are Art Deco from the late 1940s. Any information you can supply would be appreciated. A. Perhaps ...
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Hampshire family's farmhouse is modern reminder of architect's talentJul 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Bed, breakfast and Frank Lloyd Wright
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Cottony maple scale a messy problemJul 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I was wondering what you can tell me about cottony maple scale. I have it on my silver maple tree. I am finding out that there is a large outbreak in northern Ill...
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Aurora garden center to host 'Do It Yourself Landscaping'Jul 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Events •Tots 'n Trucks, 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Knupper Nursery, 1801 N. Rand Road, Palatine. See the nursery's big landscape trucks, little trucks, forklift and bob-cat, ...