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21st annual Home, Lawn and Garden Day set for March 11
BLOOMINGTON — The University of Illinois McLean County Master Gardeners’ 21st Annual Home, Lawn and Garden Day is set for Saturday, March 11. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. at Central Catholic High School, 1201 Airport Road, Bloomington. Organizers said the event will feature a day full of gardening workshops and speakers, including keynote speaker Melinda Myers, a TV/radio host, author and columnist with over 30 years of gardening experience. Myers will discuss ways to incorporate easy care plants that provide nutrition, fragrance and beauty; big impact plants that will help maximize your garden’s beauty and enjoyments; the space and energy-efficient garden design tricks to…
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Gas or electric-powered lawn and garden tools?
URBANA — As the demolition derby of purchasing carts commences, you may possibly be looking at all styles of promotions on outdoor power instruments of both equally gasoline and electrical versions. There are absolutely execs and disadvantages to the two sides, but when it’s all said and performed which is greater? Let us seem first at the procedure of the equipment and then dive into the environmental impacts. Which is greater for the operator? If you are weighing possibilities for foreseeable future garden tools listed here are some factors: Electric equipment are quieter. If you live in a community with nearby neighbors, the decreased decibel levels may perhaps be really worth…
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Front lawn decor ideas to enhance aesthetic appeal
Front garden landscapes, like fountains and lighting, are an superb way to showcase your assets from the entrance porch to the avenue. Anyone will want to see what’s inside if your home’s suppress enchantment provides a very good first impact. Soon after all, it is the initial thing readers will notice when they enter your property. So, whether or not you are fortuitous adequate to have a garden entrance that has currently been dressed up because of to the all-natural advancement of trees and plants or you require to embrace it with unusual shows for aesthetic charm, remember that it is an critical house that needs imagined, preparing, and focused…
