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Dear Tony: As the newly elected president of our strata council, one of my tasks was to get a handle on our bylaws so everyone could understand what was in effect and what no longer applied.

Colour trends are always fun to follow in the news, and then watch the year鈥檚 shades appear in all their glory as in the fashion and furniture markets.

Dear Helen: A visiting relative noticed that some of my shrubs are not doing well. The problem is聽roots from gigantic neighbouring trees invading the soil.

Dear Tony: Our 200-unit strata is searching for a new management company and one of our requests was for the companies to provide us with a proposed contract for services and fees.

Dear Helen: I鈥檝e been debating with my partner whether to cut the flower stems off a group of small lavender plants installed in a garden plot this spring. I think removing them would help the plants to fill out better. She wants the flowers. P.L.

Dear Debbie: My partner and I are having a discussion (argument) about natural versus painted wood. I like the character that paint brings out in a table and I also love colour. James contends that paint ruins the integrity of the wood.

Everywhere I go these days people are remarking on the ultra-exuberant flowering this spring on so many plants. Apple trees, rhododendrons and roses have been spectacular.

Dear Helen: On a recent garden tour a lovely, simple flower that captivated me was identified as 鈥減each-leaved bellflower.鈥� Where can I find plants or seeds? A.L. Make a few phone calls to your local garden centres to find聽plants.

When did you last send a handwritten note of thanks, or a bulky envelope filled with pages of family news that you penned over days? These personalized epistles are so precious.

Dear Reena: I have a lidded garbage can聽next to my bed, full of my daughter鈥檚 diapers. I can鈥檛 seem to get rid of the odour.聽I have tried replacing the bag, but聽it鈥檚聽still there.