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Dear Tony: With so many people at home now, we have an increasing number of noise-related complaints.

Dear Helen: I have a sweetheart rose that is awkwardly located next to my front steps. It blooms well in early summer, but it grows rapidly to cover the steps unless I keep cutting it back.

Dear Tony: Last year, our strata successfully used Zoom for our AGM, with roughly 100 people attending by computer, tablet and phone. We used the 鈥渞aise hand鈥� system for voting, and the meeting went quite smoothly (after a lot of preparation).

Creating a home that nurtures, one that looks and feels right, comes with many of the same challenges wherever you live. Over time, we have covered dozens of topics and answered hundreds of your questions in this column, many based on your feedback.

Among the seed and garden catalogues that I鈥檝e used regularly, over many years, one of the most engaging is from T&T Seeds. It鈥檚 always an easy-reading pleasure to leaf through, and each new issue brings interesting introductions.

Dear Helen: We have enjoyed a large harvest from the Caribe potatoes we grew, but the tubers in the last plants we dug at the end of October were already sprouting. I wasn鈥檛 sure what to do with them.

Floorcloths are beautiful to look at, warm underfoot and easy to care for, and can convey any style from richly historical to folksy or modern chic. Sounds like an irresistible product for the home.

I鈥檓 an enthusiastic fan of farmers鈥� markets. Some, luckily, run close to year round. Though they may be somewhat less sumptuous through the winter months, I鈥檝e been surprised lately at some new stalls at my local market.

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