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Dear Reena: What can I use to clean the floor in my acrylic shower stall? Nothing seems to work. Thank you. Susan Into a spray bottle combine 2 cups white vinegar and 1 Tbsp. Dawn dish soap.

There is nothing quite like the wild experience of a visit to Salone del Mobile in Milan.

Mother’s Day inevitably evokes family memories. I’ve been thinking of the things my small children and I did together, and the life skills I attempted to impart. Ones that come to mind are cooking, house cleaning, sewing and gardening.

There’s nothing like a vacation home, that cosy bungalow or bolt hole where you can escape the commotion of the city, revel in the countryside and enjoy some extra space between you and your neighbours.

This Rockland-area garden, lovingly tended by the same creative gardener for almost three decades, is being featured on the Victoria Conservatory of Music’s 37th annual Mother’s Day Musical Garden Tour. The weekend event takes place from 10 a.m.

Dear Helen: Two large fuchsia bushes that have grown vigorously and bloomed generously for 20 years in my garden are now (end of April) looking dead. What might have happened? M.L.

Dear Tony: We have been looking for a two-bedroom, mid-sized condo in the metro Vancouver area for the past three months.

Giant sequoias, redwoods, pines, an empress tree, incense cedar, ginkgo biloba and ornamental flowering quince are just some of the trees that shade the Cowichan acreage of Don Carson and Theresa Kerrone.

Some have bewailed the long, cool spring, but the past many weeks could also be regarded as a time of delayed delight.

Dear Debbie: My partner and I like the look of metal and see that it is very popular lately. What about painting it on walls? Would it be too heavy? We’ve seen metallic wallpapers but would prefer to paint. What would you suggest? Thanks.