Standout annual flowers and foliage

Simplify your gardening life with these easy-to-grow, high-performance plants

Selecting annual plants for patio containers, hanging baskets, and window boxes sparks that creativity within us all. We want to create a display that looks beautiful throughout the growing season. As much as our success depends on basic gardening techniques . . .

Posted: 2022-04-02

Wipe a way those tiers

Lower cabinet installation a reno highlight

Design trends often fall out of favour with homeowners once the intended functionality falters. At a recent kitchen facelift project, a priority request was to rid the kitchen of far countertop’s lower tier, an apparent desktop attached to a lower . . .

Posted: 2022-04-02

Striking two-storey shines in Sage Creek

Captivating, spacious design the real deal for families

Designing a family-oriented home is no simple matter. That’s because, like most of us, families want to have it both ways. On the one hand, they want a functional home that possesses the flexibility required to help them lead an active, fast-paced . . .

Posted: 2022-04-02

Move-in ready condo shines in St. Norbert

Affordable and desirable two-bedroom unit loaded with space and function

No matter where the local real estate market is at, the $250, 000 to $300, 000 price range is always the most competitive. Today, with inventory extremely low due to the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors including . . .

Posted: 2022-04-02

Lovely Clematis in a class all its own

Choose from climbers or spectacular scramblers

The beauty and intricacy of clematis flowers puts them in a class of their own. Of all the flowering climbers, a clematis in full bloom brings a dramatic and unsurpassed elegance to the garden. Clematis is a sensational plant for . . .

Posted: 2022-03-26

Cause of blinking lights difficult to diagnose

Question: We hope you can help us. In the summer of 2021, we decided to upgrade and improve our electrical system. We moved our panel from the basement bathroom and installed a new one in our laundry room. We added . . .

Posted: 2022-03-26

Spring projects already looking for attention

Mustard has big plans for his grandsons

Spring having sprung, we switch our focus from moving snow from here to there (especially this winter), to the much more pleasant “PROJECTS” department. And no question, probably as with so many of you, I have a lengthy list of projects . . .

Posted: 2022-03-26

Under the watchful eye of Old Man Winter

Fascia replacement a tepid task

It’s often been the belief that a contractor avoids renovating or even properly maintaining his or her own house and property, simply because most days are filled achieving those very tasks, for clients. This may be the case for some . . .

Posted: 2022-03-26

Luxury downtown apartments ready to go

Soho Flats in The Exchange a breath of fresh air

Back in 2019, Centre Venture Winnipeg put out a request for proposals on a compact parcel of land at the corner of Logan Avenue and Princess Street. The eventual winner was CIAO Developments and Raviia Capital, developers based in Calgary and . . .

Posted: 2022-03-26

Registered Energy Advisor Training program brings opportunity

Buildings, including our homes, account for 18 per cent of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions. To help reduce these emissions, the federal government has recently launched a green retrofit grant program to assist homeowners to improve the efficiency of their homes. . . .

Posted: 2022-03-26