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Dear Reena: Any 鈥渃amouflage鈥� ways to lessen an obvious bleach stain on a beige carpet? Shelley Since the colour is gone from the area, you can dye it. All聽carpet is dyed in the first place, therefore it鈥檚 a technique that will work if done correctly.

Floating homes overcome land constraints and offer fabulous, affordable waterfront living. Why aren鈥檛 they more accepted?

The number of Canadians living all alone has more than doubled in a generation and is now the most common and least affordable form of habitation

Dear Helen: A number of seedlings have appeared around a hellebore plant in聽my聽garden. I鈥檇 like to move them to places of their own.

Dear Tony: What happens when a strata corporation does not finish the business on the agenda at their annual meeting? In addition to our annual budget and council election, our strata council decided to add to our agenda a complete set of bylaw amend

My thanks to S. Lang, whose recent email contained words of caution worth passing along to other home gardeners. She wrote to 鈥渂low off steam鈥� about chosen plants that have become uncontrollable runaways in her garden.

Sweeping forward like the prow of a ship, with flags of British Columbia and Alberta snapping in the wind, this appealing Uplands garden seems ready to float off into the waters of Oak Bay.

Decorating your home is a personal journey. For some people, the idea of choosing a paint colour or a piece of furniture, a bedspread pattern or a floor covering does not come easily. In fact, it can be a painful, even frightening, challenge.

Dear Reena: Can you tell me the best way to keep bats out of my attic and basement? Will mothballs work? Paul Bats living in a home is a health hazard. You are wise to take action.

Dear Tony: Our condo is in White Rock and our strata council is preparing for a roof replacement of our main building.