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Condo Smarts: Kitchen scraps

Condo Smarts: Kitchen scraps

Dear Tony: We have seen a few articles and interviews on the new organic waste requirements. Our strata corporation is a 32-unit apartment building with no underground parking. Our rental building was converted to condos in 1975.
Helen Chesnut: Calla lilies die back in winter

Helen Chesnut: Calla lilies die back in winter

Dear Helen: I’d like to delve into the colourful world of calla lilies. I’ve admired these beautiful flowers in pots and want to try a few.
Seed catalogue a treasure trove of ideas

Seed catalogue a treasure trove of ideas

With 20 more pages than last year, more than 150 new items and expanded amounts of gardening information, the 2015 West Coast Seeds Gardening Guide is better than ever.
Reena Nerbas: Trouble with wax

Reena Nerbas: Trouble with wax

Dear Reena: One of my daughter’s winter gloves has melted wax on it. It is made with nylon fabric and has faux fur trim on the edge. I don’t want to wash it in the machine.
House Beautiful: Where wood meets the water

House Beautiful: Where wood meets the water

Bill Weber is no stranger to creating unique spaces — mega mansions, upscale restaurants and glamorous hotel lobbies.
Condo Smarts: Judge raises the bar on rental restrictions

Condo Smarts: Judge raises the bar on rental restrictions

Dear Tony: How does a strata corporation legally enforce a rental bylaw when they don’t have an inventory of rentals and no one knows how long units have been rented by different owners? Our strata council has taken the viewpoint that once you are gr
Helen Chesnut: Know your beans

Helen Chesnut: Know your beans

Dear Helen: I’ve been having problems with runner bean plantings not setting pods. It’s a puzzle, because the pole beans always grow and produce well. I am presuming that runner and pole beans have similar requirements. L.E. Dear L.E.
Stylish living outside the box

Stylish living outside the box

Last month, we decked the halls with boughs of holly. Now it’s time to think about a different kind of decking, the kind that helps to enhance the enjoyment of our homes and the great outdoor environment beyond.
Helen Chesnut: A catalogue of fresh delights

Helen Chesnut: A catalogue of fresh delights

The first 2015 seed catalogue to arrive was, as usual, from Plant World Seeds in Devon, U.K. A grower at my local farmers’ market told me about this source years ago.
Reena Nerbas: Treat leather with care

Reena Nerbas: Treat leather with care

Dear Reena: I own a beautiful black leather chair that I somehow got a drop of nail polish or superglue on. I am not sure which it is.