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| 10 tips for a greener yard Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:02:19 CDT When the weather turns hot and dry in midsummer, Sonny and Kay Stephens of Moline let the grass on their boulevard go brown and dormant. Under normal conditions, the green will return in the fall when it’s cooler and rainier, and watering isn’t worth it to them. |
| âUnveilingâ is a prelude to restoring historic tower Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:55:49 CDT The casual observer might think Bryan Pattschull is a little bit crazy. |
| HOMEFRONT: Illinois Extension future is up in air Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:55:48 CDT Living in Iowa, I don’t pay a great deal of attention to Illinois politics. |
| Planting, harvesting times Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:24:33 CDT QUAD-CITY TIMES This guide from the Iowa State University Extension Service will help you plan your vegetable garden. |
| Cheers for the âRozanneâ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:57:15 CDT Gardeners who think of geraniums as colorful annuals that last only a season may be puzzled to learn that the 2008 “perennial plant of the year” is the blue-lavender geranium “Rozanne.” |
| HOMEFRONT: Chicken dance an amazing sight Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:57:15 CDT Just before daybreak last Sunday, I found myself huddled in a wood trailer atop a grassy knoll in northwest Missouri, squinting through a small window and waiting. |
| Nonprofit groups in Q-C host plant sales Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:57:15 CDT QUAD-CITY TIMES STAFF Nonprofit horticulture groups host plant sales as a way to raise money for their activities, including education and beautifying their surroundings. Here is a list of the sales that will be held around the Quad-City region this spring. |
| Quite a buildup: Davenport couple builds own home Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:12:03 -0500 After living for 37 years in the same home with a one-acre lot and a swimming pool, Bob Anderson decided he wanted to downsize his maintenance chores. |
| Building your own home a âdauntingâ task Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:12:03 -0500 When someone says they built their own home, that usually doesn’t mean they did everything hands-on from the ground up. |
| HOMEFRONT: Now weâre opening new doors Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:12:03 -0500 Refinishing, installing wasn’t easy, though |
| Out of the woods: Preservationist restores 1915 home Fri, 2 May 2008 12:03:07 -0500 Editor’s note: In celebration of National Historic Preservation Month, we will present three sets of stories saluting preservation efforts in the Quad-Cities, beginning today with Rock Island. We’ll look at Moline on May 18 and Scott County on May 25. |
| HOMEFRONT: Kewanee is named for prairie chickens Fri, 2 May 2008 12:03:07 -0500 Our column two weeks ago about the spectacular mating dance of the greater prairie chicken brought to the fore a bit of Quad-City region history. |
| Experts: Harsh winter not an indicator of coming insect season Fri, 2 May 2008 12:03:07 -0500 The Associated Press A harsh winter doesn’t mean there will be fewer bugs this summer, Iowa’s leading entomologist says. |
| Clinton Gardeners giving away zinnia seeds Fri, 2 May 2008 12:03:07 -0500 In an effort to beautify Clinton County — and this summer’s fair — Master Gardeners are giving away packets of zinnia seeds that they hope people will plant. |
| HOMEFRONT: A momâs role changes through the years Fri, 9 May 2008 17:05:53 -0500 Last week, I read a set of quotes about mothers, all appropriate for newspaper use on Mother’s Day. |
| House with a past Fri, 9 May 2008 17:05:53 -0500 Sometimes when Francy Ricketts steps onto the front porch of her Rock Island office and looks down the street, she imagines the October night in 1924 when Dr. Cyrus T. Foster was hurrying home to what was then his residence. |
| Moline Preservation Society Awards: Alsene Flats Sat, 17 May 2008 15:34:28 -0500 There’s something about a dilapidated building that catches David Wise’s eye. Something about the history of it, and its potential. |
| Planting soybeans in garden Sat, 17 May 2008 14:09:28 -0500 When home gardeners think about planting vegetables, it’s usually along the lines of tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers. |
| Moline salutes homeowners, Meyer landscape business Mon, 19 May 2008 10:55:51 -0500 Curt Roseman and his wife, Libby, moved back to Moline from California to claim and preserve a Craftsman-style home built by Curt’s grandfather. |
| âKeeper of the houseâ: Belfer wins award for Hillside Fri, 23 May 2008 17:07:25 -0500 Anyone who travels Davenport’s East River Drive has doubtless seen it: the brick mansion with 30-foot yellow pillars and a yellow porch atop the bluff at Mississippi Avenue. |
| HOMEFRONT: Remembering Hay, other war dead Fri, 23 May 2008 16:47:00 -0500 Anyone familiar with Des Moines has heard of Merle Hay Road, one of the capital city’s busiest thoroughfares. |
| Researchers are working on cause(s) of the mysterious honeybee die-off Fri, 30 May 2008 13:24:20 -0500 Several years ago, beekeeper Marvin Cotton of Bettendorf tended 14 hives, or colonies, of honeybees in his back yard and at various sites in Scott County. Today, he has only four hives due to various die-offs of the bees. |
| HOMEFRONT: Planting seeds for us, the planet Fri, 30 May 2008 13:16:57 -0500 Michael Woods had a tough introduction to his job as Rock Island County Extension director. |
| Counting bees in yard will help researchers Fri, 30 May 2008 13:16:57 -0500 The Great Sunflower Project is a community science activity launched this spring by San Francisco State University with the goal of collecting data about bee activity in home and community gardens nationwide. |
| Parade of Homes houses Fri, 6 Jun 2008 15:16:23 -0500 Here’s a closer look at the three homes we toured to get a look at decorating trends: |
| Old shoes may be born again Fri, 6 Jun 2008 15:16:23 -0500 What a great recycling project! Students in each of the school districts in Jackson County and one in Clinton County (both Iowa), have collected 1,210 pounds of clean athletic shoes that will be taken to a Nike Inc. collection center for its Re-Use A Shoe program. |
| Student Built Home is part of Parade, too Fri, 6 Jun 2008 15:16:23 -0500 It’s the last Tuesday in May and Kirk Hakanson is having a bit of a challenge keeping his high school students busy. |
| Parade homes get dressed up Fri, 6 Jun 2008 15:16:23 -0500 One of Susan Varilek’s guiding principles of home decoration is that “you should be able to feel like you’re always on vacation. |
| Davenport couple builds backyard retreat Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:39:21 -0500 If landscaping could talk, the front yard of Randy and Deb Hughes’ Davenport home would say “welcome” with open arms. |
| Muscatine garden tour features âwalk in woodsâ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:39:21 -0500 About 15 years after Jim and Rosemary Hollatz built their home near Muscatine, Iowa, Jim one day looked into the back yard and said, “You know, I think I would like to look out and see flowers in every direction.” |
| HOMEFRONT: Parker stretches his wings Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:04:10 -0500 In a week of wrenching news, it’s important to hang onto the good and the hopeful. |
| Pulling out the stops Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:03:40 -0500 William and Katherine Butterworth were quite the couple. |
| HOMEFRONT: Thereâs still time for veggie gardening Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:03:40 -0500 With all the rain this spring, it took me a while to get my vegetable garden planted. But now I think that perhaps my zucchini and cucumber seeds simply rotted in the cold, wet ground because when I look at the little sticks where they’re supposed to be sprouting, I see nothing but weeds. |
| Trading Web sites for campsites Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:23:56 -0500 I remember so wanting to go camping as a kid. It sounded like such an adventure, sitting around a campfire in the dark and sleeping outdoors. |
| Gnats pop up again Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:23:56 -0500 QUAD-CITY TIMES Small black flies called “eye gnats” have plagued the Quad-City region for about a month, and just about the time they were dying down, moist conditions spawned a whole new generation because they feed on decaying organic matter. |
| With flooding, thereâs potential for âhistoric levelsâ of mosquitoes Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:23:56 -0500 Just last week, Ken Holscher got a call from someone wondering whether you can spray your yard with Listerine to kill mosquitoes. |
| Decorating with flea market finds Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:58:20 -0500 You can see why children like to drop by Dick and Kathy Potter’s house in Moline. |
| HOMEFRONT: Man stalks âholy grailâ of gnat foilers Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:58:20 -0500 In response to our question last week about “home remedies” for annoying gnats, Aaron Osborne of Bettendorf e-mailed a detailed account of his quest for a mysterious — and effective — elixir that he first encountered several years ago on Davenport’s Emeis Golf Course. |
| HOMEFRONT: Old home stays in good hands Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:06:44 -0500 Being an old-house lover, I was concerned to read recently that St. Ambrose University in Davenport is closing the Bishop’s House Inn as a bed and breakfast. |
| The modern nursery: Baby rooms grow up Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:06:44 -0500 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Who said nursery design had to be color-by-numbers? |
| Gardeners risk skin cancer, need to protect themselves Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:46:11 -0500 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Once upon a time, all that weeding, watering, mowing and mulching that gardeners do was considered a happy way to build a tan. |
| Hand-picking, sprays help control Japanese beetles Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:30:02 -0500 By Alma Gaul QUAD-CITY TIMES Japanese beetles have emerged in the Quad-City region, settling in for a four- to six-week feeding frenzy on some of our favorite flowers, trees and fruits. |
| Muscatine neighborhood hosts tours Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:30:02 -0500 MUSCATINE, Iowa — Every town has its old section, the place where people first settled, where the homes reflect the architecture of bygone times. |
| HOMEFRONTWhatâs the story about pearl buttons? Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:30:02 -0500 If you visit Muscatine for next weekend’s garden walk (or any other occasion), I recommend a stop in the Muscatine History & Industry Museum and its pearl button exhibit. |
| Demo derby Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:40:42 -0500 MUSCATINE, Iowa — Have you seen those small, personal-size watermelons and wondered how they taste? |
| HOMEFRONT: Kudos to Barb, whoâs made a difference Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:40:42 -0500 Congratulations, Barb Sandberg. Barb recently returned from New Orleans, where she accepted one of 10 awards given nationally by the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions for historic preservation efforts. |
| Planting in grid produces high yield, good looks Sat, 2 Aug 2008 09:29:03 -0500 COAL VALLEY, Ill. — Walk into Jackie Litchfield’s vegetable garden and you might think you’ve come to the wrong place. Yes, there are vegetables but, interplanted with blooming flowers and growing in neat, bordered squares or climbing up metal obelisks, they look so … attractive. |
| HOMEFRONT: What about the granite, radon link? Sat, 2 Aug 2008 09:26:10 -0500 Word has been circulating recently that granite — the wildly popular, must-have kitchen countertop material — emits radon. |
| Calling all bazaars! Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:28:37 -0500 It’s that time of year, the time when nonprofit groups such as schools and churches schedule fall and holiday bazaars to raise money for worthy causes. |
| Homefront: Road of parenthood isn't smooth Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:28:38 -0500 I was tooling along Davenport’s West River Drive the other day, just beyond Nichols Aluminum, when I traveled — smoothly — under a railroad overpass. |
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