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Dear Helen: I’ve heard that certain salvias are among the best plants for attracting and nourishing hummingbirds. Which ones, in your opinion, are the most effective for this purpose? L.B.

In the garden, as in life, one thing often leads to another — and then another.

“Eccentric … well, maybe I am, but never, never boring.

Dear Tony: We own a commercial strata lot on Kingsway in Vancouver. It’s a typical development where the residential units are upstairs, and the ground floor units are commercial retail.

Dear Debbie: We have just finished building a log cabin, a labour of love that has taken us three years. Lots of friends helped and we will happily house them for many winter visits. Now we are working on furnishing and my question is about colour.

Dear Helen: Every November I wear a red poppy to honour veterans and those who have perished in war, but I’ve never known what variety of poppy the imitation ones represent. Can you tell me its name and whether the plants can be grown here? M.L.

November. Not a month we all look forward to with unmitigated glee. The change to standard time means late afternoons will soon be taken over by darkness. It’s chilly and damp.

Decorating the exterior entrances to our homes is a wonderful way to mark the seasons and special events. At this time of year, holiday fare is abundant, with options for everything from wreaths to trees, signage and lights.

Dear Tony: Are strata corporations that are townhouses and bare land strata permitted to adopt bylaws that limit rentals or Airbnb? Our townhouse complex in Vernon received a circular from a neighbouring property that advised rental bylaws were not e

High above the sugar-white, log-strewn beaches and paddleboard-traced waters of Cordova Bay, a house stands on a cliff framed by vast evergreens and a view that seems lifted from a Tom Thomson painting.