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Patch's House & Home
How to Keep Back Pain from Killing Your Garden
As springtime gets under way, weather warms up and leaves turn green, many people will spend more time outside planting bulbs, mowing the lawn and pulling weeds. Gardening can provid...
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News
House Hunt: Five New Yorkville Area Listings
Welcome to House Hunt, a regular feature designed to give you a peek at Yorkville's real estate market. This week we spotlight Yorkville homes that were just placed on...
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Patch's House & Home
7 Killer Ways to Get Rid of Weeds - Part One in a Three Part Series on Backyard Basics
Many years ago when I was living in Dallas, Texas I had horrible allergies. Each time I headed out into the yard to tend to my flowers and bushes I would suffer from watery eyes, stuffy n...
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Patch's House & Home
Plastic Flowers Are Still Flowers, Right?
My first apartment was two doors down from my parents'. My stepdad was my landlord. He had a private counseling practice in the house. I lived underneath. The price was right (just $...
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Patch's House & Home
How to Stay Sane Organizing Your Kitchen! Part Two in a Kitchen Organization Series– The Pantry
So here we are back in the kitchen! This happens to be one of my favorite rooms in the house. I have always loved cooking and entertaining for friends and family. My kitchen is a place...
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News
House Hunt: Open Houses This Weekend
Welcome to House Hunt, a regular feature designed to give you a glimpse at Yorkville's real estate market. This week, we've gathered information about local homes A...
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Patch's House & Home
Help! My New Home Has a Fabulous Kitchen and I Don’t Know How to Cook!
Part One in a Two Part Series on Kitchen Organizing So my buyers have just closed on their new house complete with a great, state of the art kitchen. What’s the problem? Neither on...
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Patch's House & Home
Are Today's Home Buyers Suffering from MPS?
Literally translated MPS is a syndrome that shows up anytime and anywhere without warning. It sets off a ripple effect much like throwing a pebble into a body of water. It showed up in ...