Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Some safety tips, if you've got the spring cleaning itchMar 20, 2009 11:00 pm - If you can't wait to get outside and so some yard and outdoor housework to prep your abode for spring and summer weather, make sure to take a moment to consider safety b...
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We all use green: Ireland's favorite color abounds in natureMar 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Whether or not we're all Irish on St. Patrick's Day, we all use the favorite color of the Emerald Isle in our decor. Green is natural, soothing, balancing and always pop...
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Kitchen users come in all sizes - Design accordinglyMar 13, 2009 11:00 pm - The kinds of questions I receive for this column seem to come in waves. Not long ago, lots of readers wanted to know about color options; then came a flock of questions ...
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Talk on Spring floral arrangements set at Inverness garden clubMar 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Garden expo • The Belgard Chicago Flower & Garden Show returns for its 15th annual outing with the theme of "Our World in Bloom" at Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago...
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Spring's home decor forecast is bright and sunnyMar 13, 2009 11:00 pm - It's a pretty outlook for spring 2009 on the home decor front. The color palette includes fresh blues, saucy pinks and upbeat yellows, as well as a veritable laundry lin...
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You get more when you buy an antiqueMar 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Whether it's useful like furniture or a rug or merely decorative, sometimes antiques do not cost any more than brand new items. But oh, what stories they tell. The primi...
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Springtime at the Morton Arboretum: This bud's for youMar 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Thank goodness for Ed Hedborn. He's my go-to guy when I need some good news. Take the other day, when the forecast called for continued cold weather and - yippee - yet ...
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Free trees available from Arbor Day Foundation, ComcastMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Wow. If you are involved with a school or other nonprofit that wants to plant a lot of trees, the Arbor Day Foundation and Comcast have a deal for you. Did we say a lot ...
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Belgard flower and garden show returns to ChicagoMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - • The "Belgard Chicago Flower & Garden Show" returns for its 15th annual outing with the theme of "Our World in Bloom" at Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. The show...
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Choose primroses for the spring gardenMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Long before Gregor Mendel's groundbreaking work in plant genetics, the cloth weavers of England were changing the primrose. Workers who had woven textiles collectively f...