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So Long, Suckers! (No, I’m not referring to you, Dear Reader)

October 15, 2012
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Never again will I plant something that is described with the words “grows by suckers”. We planted two Smooth Sumacs (Rhus glabra) a mere four years ago next to our patio for privacy and shade. Back in May 2008, I wrote: Because I’ve read that the sumac may be a little aggressive, these are planted [...]

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After the Rain

October 31, 2009
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The rain finally stopped late yesterday afternoon and the sun peeked through the clouds to let us know that it was still around. The view from our front yard: The neighbor’s trees have already dropped all their leaves, but ours are still trying to hold on: I imagine we’ll be raking them up over the [...]

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The Mighty Oak

May 12, 2009
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On Saturday, my sister-in-law, niece and I trekked up to Libertyville for the Lake County Native Plant Sale. Because they only allow a certain number of people inside at one time, I wanted to get there early. We arrived about 15 minutes before it opened but we still weren’t among the first group and had [...]

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Summer Growth

September 2, 2008
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Well, I wish I could say that we’ve been away on a fabulous vacation, but alas, no such luck. I’ve just been too busy with work to post anything. That, and we haven’t done all that much around the bungalow. I do have some new things to report, however, so I’ll get to those as [...]

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Tree Table

June 5, 2008
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We went to the Public Works facility in Morton Grove to pick up mulch provided at no charge to residents. The PO left a kiddie pool behind, so we threw that in the back of our VW Passat Wagon to contain the mulch along with a couple of shovels. As we started to shovel our [...]

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Planting Sticks…

May 8, 2008
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…and hoping for privacy. It certainly doesn’t look like these two sticks I planted will grow into anything substantial, does it? But they are what I’m hoping will be the foundation for privacy on one side of our patio. Our nursery visit over the weekend included the purchase of two Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra) trees/shrubs. [...]

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