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Dear Helen: Last summer, I had what looked like miniscule wasps in my greenhouse. At first, I whisked them gently outside — until I observed one grasping a whitefly.

Dear Tony: Our strata corporation is one of the properties where the deductible has gone from $25,000 to $100,000 as a result of two claims last year.

The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ legislature has been seized three times so far this month with the condo insurance crisis and there are two clear takeaways. The first is that the problem of abrupt, stratospheric hikes in strata condo insurance is enormous.

When you walk into a room, what is it that makes it feel like home to you? The furniture pieces are familiar, there is the lingering scent of a spicy candle, a photograph that smiles back at you. Memories make it special and mark the space as yours.

It was with considerable glee that I launched myself back into the garden this month, as the incessant rainfall and gloom of January and early February began to lift. That long period of unuseable outdoor time turned re-entry into celebration.

Dear Helen: We are looking for a safe dormant oil to help control insects on our apple and pear trees. Would an edible (culinary) oil mixed with dish soap and water work? N.T.

Dear Tony: Our strata corporation is a multi-building community in the Fraser Valley.

Two decades ago, I planted a flower mixture that included many interesting annuals. One of them, through modest but persistent self-sowing from year to year, remains a resident in the garden.

Two brand new, modern-farmhouse-style houses, tucked into an older residential neighbourhood under a canopy of trees, are now home to three generations of Victorians.

Dear Debbie: We have recently removed some cheap panelling from our den and the walls are a mess. I’ve seen some textured wallpaper that I like, which would help cover up the scrapes.