Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Time to clean, sharpen and put away your gardening tools
Dec 4, 2022 7:00 AM - Sharpen and clean your garden tools when putting them away for the season. Sharpen spades with an electric hand grinder and put the bevel on the inside edge of the spades. -
Agent complains about home inspectors
Dec 4, 2022 6:00 AM - Q. For all your endorsements of home inspections, I find the inspection industry to be out of control and run amok! Two reports on the same house have different lists of defects. Some reports are so nit-picky, they seem contrived to justify the inspection fee.
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Eco-friendly gifts, recyclable decorations, sustainable lighting: How to have a green Christmas
Dec 3, 2022 5:42 PM - Between decorations, gifts and cards, Americans create more waste between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day than at any other time of the year. We ask sustainability experts to share tips on how to reduce and reuse this season to make your holiday season a bit greener. -
Stay on top of the latest bathroom remodeling trends
Dec 2, 2022 7:00 AM - Next to the kitchen, arguably the most important room in your home is also the most private and prized: the bathroom, where nature's necessities and hygiene are handled in comfort and style. The problem is, it's easy for the lavatory to look and feel antiquated after a few years. -
The fire-building basics with homemade fire starters
Dec 2, 2022 7:00 AM - Q: I have a nice wood-burning fireplace, but it is difficult to get a good fire started. Do you have any tips to help me so the room does not fill with smoke as it starts?
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Do your holiday lights have what it takes to win? Here's how to enter our contest
Nov 30, 2022 5:20 AM - To contend for the Daily Herald's annual holiday lights contest, you have to think big. We're talking lights, music, fake snow, candy canes, inflatables, Santa, Frosty, Rudolph, toy soldiers and, well, you get the idea. Entries will be accepted from Thursday until noon Dec. 9 at events.dailyherald.com. -
IMAGES: Some of the previous winners in the Daily Herald's holiday lights contest
Nov 28, 2022 5:55 PM - The competition is always fierce in the Daily Herald's holiday lights contest. Here's a look back at some of the winners. Entries will be accepted for this year's contest starting Thursday. -
'We the People' is the White House's theme for the holidays
Nov 28, 2022 9:08 AM - Drawing decorating inspiration from America's founding documents, Jill Biden chose a "We the People" theme to deck the White House halls and to remind Americans of what unites them throughout the year, especially during the holidays.
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Latina author's latest book shares life lessons learned through gardening
Nov 28, 2022 6:17 AM - Award-winning local author Pascuala Herrera will share lessons learned in her new book, "Life is a Garden to Cultivate: The ABC's Towards a Better Life," Saturday at Franklin Park Public Library.
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Tidy up the garden for winter
Nov 27, 2022 7:00 AM - Cutting back your perennials and top-dressing the bed with a light layer of mulch results in a neat and tidy appearance.
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