Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Old books fascinating but few have any great monetary valueMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I've enclosed a series of photographs of a book I found at Goodwill for $5. It is titled "The Fireside Encyclopedia of Poetry" and subtitled "Comprising the Best ...
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Miniblinds, 'found' stuff become jewelry, artMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - BATON ROUGE, La. -- Ann Knox was green before being green was the thing to be. For the past three decades or so, Knox has mined garage sales (and made the occasional cur...
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Repurposing vintage items in home might surprise youMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Even people who can resist the charms of antiques would welcome them if their homes could look like Barb Lemme's. Lemme is an antiques dealer who has been collecting for...
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Landscaping clinics set at Spring Bluff Nursery in Sugar GroveMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Seminars, workshops • Landscape clinics, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., March 20, Spring Bluff Nursery, 41W130 Norris Road, Sugar Grove. Free, but register for a slot in advance by cal...
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It's all in the details for antique collectorsMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Touring the Glen Ellyn home of antiques dealer Barb Lemme gives lessons for collectors. Yellow ware Her yellow ware pottery - which really is made from yellow cla...
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Opulent antiques: Aphrodite, Tiffany lamp and more at showFeb 26, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - It's the Holy Grail of Tiffany lamps, a sublime stained-glass shade of lilies in soft hues of pink and green, cascading down in an oblong bell to a bronze bas...
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Germplasm collection that's good for youFeb 26, 2010 10:00 pm - Despite its sinister sound, a "germplasm collection" spells good things for farmers and gardeners alike. Think beyond the flu season and the word "germ" takes on a broad...
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Korean influence on Japanese porcelainFeb 26, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. These Satsuma vases have been in my family for more than 100 years, purchased by my grandfather while in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. The "mir...
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Lake Home & Cabin Show set for Schaumburg Convention CenterFeb 26, 2010 10:00 pm - Sales •Spring Bulb Sale, 8 a.m. May 17, First Division Museum parking lot, Cantigny, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. (630) 668-5161 or cantigny.org. Tours, walks •"Greenho...
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Genetics can make stressed bulbs change colorFeb 26, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. My beautiful apricot colored tulips seem to be turning red after a few years in the ground. Is there anything I can do to prevent the bulbs from changing color? ...