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Helen Chesnut: Notes from a seed-catalogue wanderer

Helen Chesnut: Notes from a seed-catalogue wanderer

In early March there are always a few final seed orders still to do.
Helen Chesnut: Plants have preferences

Helen Chesnut: Plants have preferences

Dear Helen: When starting up stored begonia tubers, is it necessary to place them in both light and warmth? S.L Dear S.L.: Moderate warmth is helpful to initiate root growth. Light is necessary only once top growth begins.
Condo Smarts: Fuss about fines

Condo Smarts: Fuss about fines

Dear Tony: We are about to sell our townhouse and decided to gather all of the documentation in advance to make the process easier for our agent.
Hot Properties: The Travino

Hot Properties: The Travino

The first phase of Travino, a community of 250 residences in the Royal Oak area of Saanich, is now complete.
Reena Nerbas: Antique china

Reena Nerbas: Antique china

Dear Reena: We have rediscovered a relative鈥檚 chinaware from the 1950s. The style is quite amazing for that period of time. But we do not know whether or not it is dishwasher safe.
Debbie Travis: The big picture

Debbie Travis: The big picture

Dear Debbie: We have some fabulous landscape photos of our property that we would like to use as art for our walls. Do you know of an interesting way to do this? Simple frames just don鈥檛 work.
Condo Smarts: Get legal advice

Condo Smarts: Get legal advice

Dear Tony: We live in a 16-unit strata corporation that has two commercial units and 14 residences. It is divided into two separate sections, created by the developer for the commercial and residential sides.
Helen Chesnut: Risks of spring

Helen Chesnut: Risks of spring

Dear Helen: Because the weather has been almost weirdly warm and so much in the garden is shooting up, leafing out and blooming unusually early, would you advise outdoor seeding now? A.N. Dear A.N.
Reena Nerbas: Darn moths

Reena Nerbas: Darn moths

Dear Reena: I was given a beautiful cashmere sweater for Christmas and I am wondering if you have any tips to ensure that moths don鈥檛 get at it? I had another cashmere sweater that now has a hole in it, and I was devastated.
House Beautiful: Making room for a wine cellar

House Beautiful: Making room for a wine cellar

With wood, steel, glass and plenty of originality, south Island oenophiles have been creating a heady variety of super cellars for their grand crus, magnums, methuselahs and more.