Articles filed under Home & Garden
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We love roses of every shade and hueMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - If you're a fan of Flower Carpet roses, you'll be happy to learn there are two new colors in this new generation. They are Pink Supreme and Amber, joining last year's S...
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Roundup of area housewalksMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - June 1: Berwyn Historical Society hosts Historic Berwyn's Bungalow Tour from noon to 5 p.m. Tickets are $25 at the door. Berwyn Public Health Department, 6600 W. 26th St...
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Native plants can simplify yard workMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Just because a plant has been growing here for as long as anyone can remember doesn't mean it's a native species. Native plants are those found naturally in a specific r...
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Discovering the many advantages of weiglaMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Gardeners of a certain age may remember when the weigela was regarded as a relic of Victorian times and not worthy of a serious place in contemporary gardens. Times have...
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Not all ergonomic tools are created equalMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Gardeners with painful disabilities needn't have such a tough row to hoe. Nearly one in five U.S. adults -- some 46 million people -- has arthritis, according to the Cen...
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London garden devoted to 'quiet Beatle'May 23, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Beatlemania erupted at London's Chelsea Flower Show as Ringo Starr rolled up in a gaudily painted Mini to join George Harrison's widow for the opening of a gar...
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Why do we love gardening? Let's count the waysMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - After more than three decades of garden writing and much longer as a gardener, I'm seeing a new phenomenon. Gardeners and would-be gardeners seem to be losing self-conf...
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Scale insects can cause a sticky situationMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Is your floor or furniture feeling sticky these days? That could be a sign of an insect pest on your houseplants, one that you'd hardly notice otherwise. That sticky st...
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Perennials: You can depend on plantsMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - It's always great to see gardening books written especially for our area. Anthony W. Kahtz, author of "Perennials for Midwestern Gardens," (Timber Press, $29.95) lives i...
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You say gardens don't interest kids?May 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Don't let your kids see the May/June issue of Midwest Living. They'll want the featured Fun House from a North Shore suburb. The contemporary home fashioned from a borin...