sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

The British arts-and-crafts movement that captured people’s imaginations in the mid-1800s emphasized a superior level of workmanship, millwork and creativity, while disdaining anything mass-produced.

As notes from garden clubs come in daily with information on meetings, shows and sales, they often include personal comments on the writer’s own garden.

Dear Tony: I recently put in a request for some routine documents that owners are permitted to have copies of, including a copy of the air space parcel agreement and the strata management service agreement.

Dear Helen: It seems I cannot grow rosemary. My neighbour’s plants, just across the street, flourish all year. My plants turn dull and brittle. Please tell me what I am doing wrong.

Beautifully proportioned and meticulously articulated, this home’s living-room ceiling is a showstopper. While it was challenging to design and painstaking to construct, it makes a spectacular architectural statement.

Dear Reena: I am looking for a recipe for homemade mayonnaise. No one I know has a good recipe for this. Kim Place 3 egg yolks in a mixing bowl. Add 2 Tbsp white vinegar, 2 Tbsp water and 2 Tbsp lemon juice.

Does this sound familiar? You have had a hectic day, too many items on your to-do list. You arrive home wanting nothing more than to sit and unwind.

Like many other keen home gardeners, I delight in each year’s new seed catalogues as I explore their pages, seeking to replenish supplies of longtime favourite, super-reliable varieties and looking out for new and interesting items to try.

Dear Helen: When do you plant basil? The secret to growing this herb successfully has so far eluded me. L.H.

Dear Tony: Our strata council is getting a lot of pressure from our owners to adopt a bylaw that prohibits use of marijuana and growing of marijuana plants.