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Helen Chesnut: Insect netting lets in more light, gardener鈥檚 journal inspires

Helen Chesnut: Insect netting lets in more light, gardener鈥檚 journal inspires

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Helen Chesnut: Add real soil to planting mix for best results with veggies

Helen Chesnut: Add real soil to planting mix for best results with veggies

Dear Helen: I have a free-standing, V-shaped planter that is 180 centimetres long, 75 cm wide and 40 cm deep along the centre. Last year, the carrots I tried growing in it did not do well.
Condo Smarts: Seek legal advice before signing easement agreements

Condo Smarts: Seek legal advice before signing easement agreements

Dear Tony: Our strata council presented a series of agreements to our owners at a recent annual general meeting that raised a number of serious questions.
Terrariums a tiny landscape in a bubble

Terrariums a tiny landscape in a bubble

BOSTON 鈥 At a crowded, downtown bar one recent Saturday night, the lights were dim, hip-hop music played and most everyone had a drink in hand.
House Beautiful: World of wonders in Vic West waterfront condo

House Beautiful: World of wonders in Vic West waterfront condo

Gleaming brass vessels from Nepal and Egypt, blue china pots from Thailand, baskets from Malaysia, a hairpiece from northern Vietnam and a miniature mirror from Syria are just a few of the rare and wonderful pieces that greet visitors who enter this
Debbie Travis: Combine black and light to add drama

Debbie Travis: Combine black and light to add drama

One of the many perks of writing a column is being given the opportunity to share what鈥檚 new and exciting in the home and lifestyle world. The digital age has sped up changes in all facets of our lives. It鈥檚 not just computers and phones.
Helen Chesnut: Get out the seed catalogue and start planning your garden

Helen Chesnut: Get out the seed catalogue and start planning your garden

To stay fit, grounded and happy, many avid home gardeners depend on being able to putter about in their landscapes year-round. I am among them. For such as us, last winter was a killer season.
Reena Nerbas: Tips for rejuvenating markers, storing noodles

Reena Nerbas: Tips for rejuvenating markers, storing noodles

Dear Reena: Do you have any tips for how to rejuvenate Sharpie markers? Radah Soak the tip of the marker in rubbing alcohol until you see the ink start to bleed out. Remove the marker from the alcohol, and let it sit for one hour with the cap on.
Love of travel inspires DIY home decor

Love of travel inspires DIY home decor

When Melissa Smuzynski learned that she was expecting, she wanted a nursery that reflected her family鈥檚 love of travel. But when she and her husband, Damon Lane, went shopping for appropriate decor a few years ago, they didn鈥檛 find much.
Condo Smarts: Operating, contingency, levy funds must be kept separate

Condo Smarts: Operating, contingency, levy funds must be kept separate

Dear Tony: Our strata council is doing some weird and creative accounting and the owners are concerned we are not getting the real picture.