Articles filed under Home & Garden
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It's time to plant cool-season vegetablesApr 09, 2010 11:00 pm - As soon as soil is ready to be worked, you can start planting cool-season vegetables. Radishes, beets, carrots, broccoli, kohlrabi, cabbage, and leafy greens are just a ...
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Picasso print should be evaluated in personApr 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. We purchased this piece by Picasso 18 years ago and are curious about its current worth. The print appears to be No. 126 from an edition of 200. It is in excellen...
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Moss hard to remove; if you can't beat it, enjoy itApr 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. How do I get rid of moss? A. Since Mother Nature dislikes bare patches of soil, she fills in exposed areas with plants - or weeds - depending on your viewpoint...
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We discovered a few products to make your life easierApr 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Looking for something new to perk up your table or home or make your life easier? Here are products that caught our eye at the recent International Home + Housewares Sho...
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Avian motifs, fresh hues herald the new growing seasonApr 02, 2010 11:00 pm - The return of birds and birdsong are one of spring's most welcome signs. This year, retailers are acknowledging this with pretty avian motifs on all sorts of home decor....
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Healing Gardens public tour at Stone Hill Farm in St. CharlesApr 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Tours, walks •"Garden Tour: Flowering Trees, Shrubs & Wildflowers," 9:30 a.m. April 6. Free. Meet at the Visitors Center. Cantigny, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. (630) 6...
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New annuals and perennials to try in 2010Apr 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Every spring, we gardeners can't wait to get to independent garden centers to discover the new, unique or improved varieties of annuals and perennials they have found fo...
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Work this spring makes your garden shine all summerApr 02, 2010 11:00 pm - After a long winter it is easy to let spring fever take over when ordering plants from catalogs and buying plants from garden centers. Take the time to select plants tha...
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Area woman shines through her stained-glass windowsApr 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Some artists choose to work exclusively with watercolors. Others prefer oils or charcoal. Still others work with fabrics. For Meltem Tunar of Arlington Heights, her medi...
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Victorian rococo-revival gentleman's chair not Calhoun'sApr 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. The chair in the photograph belonged to my grandmother in the 1920s. There is a picture of this chair in "The Heritage of Early American Houses" by John Drury, an...