Grow your garden game with roses

Pruning, planting, and shopping for beautiful varieties to grow

With the late arrival of milder spring temperatures, gardeners are ready and eager to tackle a multitude of gardening tasks on their to-do lists. Simultaneously, many of us are visiting garden centres and shopping for plants. It may seem as . . .

Posted: 2022-05-07

Regrading is best bet to prevent pooling water

Question: I’ve been reading your column in the Free Press for a while now and appreciate all your advice and guidance. I have a bit of a similar situation to that addressed in an older article you wrote, about a . . .

Posted: 2022-05-07

Creative design impresses in Headingley's Taylor Farm

Roomy bungalow loaded with style and function

Home builders are like a kid in a candy store when they get an extra-wide lot to build on — they can’t contain their excitement. Why so much excitement? Simple: the extra width allows them to do things they can’t do . . .

Posted: 2022-05-07

Stunning character condo in Osborne Village

Luxury apartment loaded with history and quality

Well over a century ago — 116 years, to be exact — a cutting-edge apartment building was built at the corner of Wardlaw Avenue and Nassau Street North in Osborne Village. A product of the Prairie School of Design developed by . . .

Posted: 2022-05-07

An awkward union

Drywall and plaster finally come to terms

One of the toughest challenges in the renovation industry involves the remodeling of a space within a century-old house. Because construction practices have evolved through years, a current approach will often clash with the ways of old. A current jobsite . . .

Posted: 2022-04-30

Changing the game

Third-generation nurseryman Matthew Schriemer is serving up a wide array of plants

Matt Schriemer has early memories of spending Saturday mornings filling nursery containers with soilless mix when he was a young child. He performed other tasks, too, in his father’s greenhouses and retail garden centre as soon as he was old . . .

Posted: 2022-04-30

Don't let the weather get you DOWN

Mustard reminisces about floods, fishing, and his antique organ

I am NOT going to talk about our current weather woes this morning. Just not going to do it. We need a distraction. So maybe I’ll talk about something I relate to more and more with each passing day. Old . . .

Posted: 2022-04-30

Adding new siding over old a viable solution

Question: I just read one of your excellent posts and have a question that I can’t get a clear answer to. I have an old waterfront cottage from the 1940s, which takes a beating from the sun, sand and wind. . . .

Posted: 2022-04-30

Make perfect caesar salad — every time

Question: I love the taste of restaurant caesar salad. When I make it at home, I never know how much salad dressing to add to the lettuce. If I add too much, the croutons become soggy. If I add too . . .

Posted: 2022-04-30

Avoid summer renovation regrets

With the last of the winter weather now hopefully behind us, Manitoban’s can finally start to turn their attention to preparing for spring yardwork, gardening, and planning on how best to enjoy the long and beautiful summer we all deserve. . . .

Posted: 2022-04-30