Articles filed under Home & Garden
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How to care for a potted lily and other gift plantsApr 10, 2024 6:00 am - Gift plants often are discarded after the blooms fade, but they can thrive for years if you treat them right.
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Labor of love: Architect designs dream house for her motherApr 05, 2024 5:00 am - Architect Jennifer Lee wanted to honor her mother by following “a grand tradition of young architects building houses for their parents.” The result is a home her mom can live in as she ages.
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Condominium balcony can’t be extendedApr 04, 2024 6:56 pm - A bigger balcony would be nice, but are you allowed to enlarge yours in a condo association?
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This year’s Earth Week Naperville celebrates the 54th annual Earth DayApr 04, 2024 6:14 pm - Film festival, plant sales and other events take place throughout April and May Naperville Park District, the City of Naperville and other local organizations are ho...
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Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners to host annual plant sale May 11Apr 04, 2024 5:02 pm - Spring will be in full swing at the Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners’ annual plant sale on Saturday, May 11. It will be 9 a.m. to noon in the gym at Bethany Lutheran Ministry...
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Fluctuating temperatures make spring a challengeApr 04, 2024 6:00 am - As buds on crabapples open, begin spraying with fungicide until leaves are fully open.
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Home & garden calendar April 7-10Apr 03, 2024 8:35 pm - Send events for this calendar to homes@dailyherald.com with “calendar listing” in the subject line. Deadline is two weeks prior to the event. April 7 Fairy...
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Another complaint against home inspectorsApr 02, 2024 6:07 pm - What’s the value of a home inspection, especially if you had a bad experience?
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The Land Conservancy of McHenry County’s spring native plant sale now openApr 01, 2024 8:52 pm - . The Land Conservancy of McHenry County has native plants, shrubs, trees, rain barrels and composters available for preorder through April 17 during its Spring Sustainab...
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Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners will learn about the arrival of the periodic cicadas at April 16 meetingMar 29, 2024 11:36 pm - The Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners will present “The Magicicadas Are Coming!” on Tuesday, April 16. The monthly meeting will begin with a social time at 6:45 p.m., followed...