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THE PRAIRIE GARDENER: The big 'W' question
Knowing when to perform garden tasks is critical
The questions I get asked most, especially this time of year, start out "when?" As in, when should I seed my lawn? When can I divide my perennials? When should I plant a shrub? In gardening, as in most things in life, timing can be everything. The last thing you want to…
TREE CARE: Worms a sticky situation for trees
Tanglefoot bands control cankerworms
Over the last couple of weeks, cankerworms have been devouring the leaves of trees in southern Manitoba. Many varieties of trees are affected: elm (especially), ash, maple, oak, basswood, linden, Schubert choke cherry and fruit trees, There are two types of cankerworms -- fall and spring. The naming of the cankerworm…
MIKE HOLMES: Bad weeping tile = basement grief
It seems as if every other email I get is about a leaky basement. Whether it's a concern about dampness, water due to seepage, or an actual crack in the foundation, the solution is the same: Get the excess water away from your home's foundation. There is always water underground, either…
DEBBIE TRAVIS: Balconies become summer backyards
View should enhance your indoor space
As condo living increases, for many of us balconies have become our summer backyards. Tiny in comparison, with concrete instead of grass under foot, it may at first feel like a poor swap. But there is much you can do with a little space, and the best way to enjoy…
CONNIE OLIVER: Save it for a rainy day
Projects to take away the stuck-indoors blues
A rainy day doesn't have to be a total washout (pun intended). Since you're stuck indoors, you might as well do something fun. For me, that would be some type a of decorating project. At the cottage last year, I painted this faux area rug on our unfinished plywood floor.…
Room with a view
Designers didn't re-invent the wheel, but they sure gave it a fresh new look
When it comes to designing a two-storey, family-oriented home, you can't re-invent the wheel. There is something a home builder can do, however: have their designers fire up their imagination. The purpose? To inject several different -- but practical (and eye-catching) --features into the design mix. According to Garth Steek, sales manager…
'A step back in time'
When Hearth Homes built one of their latest show homes at 102 Bridgland Avenue North in Bridgwater Forest, they decided to go a very different route. That decision to go with a throwback (circa 1940s and 50s) design was made for two reasons: they had a compact 45-foot by 96-foot lot…
Flex your buying power
Highly functional design fits variety of lifestyles
With the price of the average new home soaring above $300,000, an increasing number of people are finding it difficult to afford such a heavy investment. Fortunately, Qualico's innovative design team has taken notice of this trend. After thinking long and hard about how to provide prospective buyers with an affordable…
Space, style, super layout
Hybrid design blends traditional, contemporary elements
WHEN Silverton Homes' Brian Porznak talks about The Clearview -- an 1,850-square-foot walkout bungalow -- he describes the home as a custom hybrid design. "By that I mean creating a home that has contemporary styling and features, yet doesn't lose long-standing, traditionally solid floor plan ideas," he says. "The idea with…
Comfy condos, comfy price
Affordable new Transcona units fill a need, don't skimp on quality
When Karl Devlin drove by a lot at the corner of Regent Avenue West and Moroz Street in late 2008, he had a vision. Having grown up in the area -- Devlin is a longtime, dedicated Transcona resident -- he knew that many people, from seniors to young couples just starting…
A little corner of England
Former stablehouse for grand estate is pretty grand itself
Nestled near the end of a quiet bay in the heart of Osborne Village, lies a charming English manor. If you weren't looking for it, you'd miss the intriguing house at 61 Roslyn Crescent. Set back at the end of a wide driveway under a canopy of old trees, the gabled…
Average monthly sales price hits record
Recession ... what recession? Real-estate sales across the country set a new record last month when the national MLS average sale price reached the highest monthly level on record. Sales activity in the resale market also increased for the fourth month in a row. That's a sharp contrast to the economic…
SOLD / OFFERED 06-28
SOLD: North Kildonan Address: 418 Bonner Asking Price: $249,900 Sold Price: $245,000 Taxes: $2,491 Square Footage: 1,479 Bedrooms:3 Bathrooms: 1.5 Lot Size: 54 x 102 Listing Agent: Brad Gross, Royal LePage Prime Real Estate, 509-SOLD (7653) Southdale Address: 75 Garwick Cove Asking Price: $259,900 Sold Price: $280,000 Taxes: $3,394.95 Square Footage: 1,270 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Lot Size: Irregular Pie Listing Agent: Charlene Urbanski & David Anderson, Century21carrie.com, 612-6655 Earl…
It's a '79 and looking fine
Garden City home features ideal design and 'a backyard paradise'
Think of a home built in 1979, and it's all too easy to write it off for any number of reasons. You know -- it's easy to dismiss it as just plain old (hey, did you feel ancient at 30?), or without even laying eyes on it, you assume it's more…
Welcome to Cottage Country, Gen-Xers
Now that it's officially summer, many people's thoughts have turned to lake season and cottage country.But the demographics of buying a cottage have taken a sharp turn over the last year. No longer is it the Baby Boomers who are snapping up cottage properties like they are going out of…