Articles filed under Home & Garden
-
Flower bulbs make a 'box lunch' for garden pestsSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Bulbs are perfect, self-contained packages for gardeners. They're equipped with everything necessary to make flowers grow and bloom. Problem is, that makes them a prize ...
-
Hard times hit the Missouri Botanical GardenSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis will impose mandatory pay cuts, a hiring freeze and staff reductions through attrition. President Peter Raven ann...
-
Houses on Children's Memorial walk showcase owners' flairSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - From a historic Victorian in Palatine through two very different Inverness homes to a Barrington Hills residence with drop-dead views, a housewalk benefiting Children's ...
-
Fall flowering perennials brighten borders gone drabSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Is the color in your perennial garden fading along with the summer? Dramatic spaces don't have to turn drab just because we turn the calendar from August to September. N...
-
Naperville home recycles to craft historic feelAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - ake a look at the exterior of Doreen Schweitzer's home and it looks like it has been there for a hundred years or more, just like many of its neighbors on the western ed...
-
E. Idaho man grows, sells fruit for extra incomeAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - POCATELLO, Idaho -- Bennett DeMoss holds a hose in his front yard, spraying water on dozens of grape vines and fruit trees loaded in the bed of his truck for transport t...
-
Community gardners team up to tend Giving GardenAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - The Community Garden in Itasca goes back more than 40 years, but an initiative this summer has given it new life: members started a Giving Garden, with some of its harve...
-
Elmhurst College campus is now a flourishing arboretumAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Fernleaf weeping beech trees and European weeping beech are both beautiful, but the differences between the two are pretty obvious when you see them standing side by sid...
-
The key to healthy house plants: light & lifestyleAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Forget every story you've heard about the accidental death of a house plant. The key is picking a plant that can thrive, OK survive, with the light and lifestyle in your...
-
Homeowners order new kitchens prepared just the way they like itAug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Kids grab a quick snack after school. Teenagers have friends over for pizza. Mom pays bills online. Parents have neighbors over for coffee. Where are all these people? T...