Pergola with clear roof keeps rain out

Pergola with clear roof keeps rain out

A pergola added to a three-tier deck in 2020 provides perfect shade at the patio doors of this backyard oasis. With the barbecue tucked in next to a privacy wall it was the perfect setup — until the rain came. So . . .

Posted: 2021-08-14

Fresh new place to call home

Amber Grove Condominiums have distinct house-like appeal

For the longest time, a section of land on Pipeline Road just east of Court Avenue sat in limbo with no one knowing what to do with the three older homes that occupied it. Then, about a year ago, the land . . .

Posted: 2021-08-14

Rural refuge in Augbigny

Large and stylish two-storey a family dream

Over the past 17 months, countless families have longed for a home that could serve as a safe haven from the seemingly eternal pandemic and the grind of daily life. Glen MacAngus of Royal LePage Top Producers says he has a . . .

Posted: 2021-08-14

The Tattooed Gardener grows in colour

Guide to hybridizing your own daylilies

Daylilies (Hemerocallis) bring colour to any perennial border. Their enchanting, carefree flowers and strappy foliage deliver an impressive performance in the garden that makes daylilies one of the most accommodating of companion plants. What doesn’t look great growing next to . . .

Posted: 2021-08-07

Building a deck in a day

Ground-level job challenging, but quick

The ground-level deck is often thought of as the easiest of decks to build, however, it is the proximity to the ground that makes the engineering of the deck’s support system more challenging than that of a deck built with . . .

Posted: 2021-08-07

Ketchup, Mustard and a cool caboose

1905 Canadian National Railway car restoration coming along nicely

Sound the bells, drop the gate — the restoration of my cherished caboose is rolling full speed ahead. There is still work to be done, painting to be finished and rotting wood to be replaced, and I’m totally up for it, . . .

Posted: 2021-08-07

Thrifty couple finding homes for tossed items

Like many others, Kelly Pickering and Dan White went for a lot of walks during quarantine, which is where Pickering’s hobby of finding discarded items and putting them to new use began. Newly pregnant, she found a couple of highchairs, one . . .

Posted: 2021-08-07

Class and convenience converge

Stationside at Jubilee – friendly for renters and the environment

About three years ago a group of forward thinking investors found a compact parcel of land at the end of Walker Avenue in South Osborne on the west side of Lord Roberts. In their mind, because it was next to the . . .

Posted: 2021-08-07

Straight and solid in Crescentwood

Stunning infill home better than new

Infill homes can sometimes be uninspired dwellings simply erected to replace an old, tired home. That’s definitely not the case with the home at 954 Weatherdon Ave. in Crescentwood — built in 2015 — says Chris Pennycook of Royal LePage Dynamic . . .

Posted: 2021-08-07

Watering always essential for newly planted trees

Mature trees can likely use a drink too

Providing water to a newly planted tree during its establishment phase, especially during a drought, is critical to its survival. "The first two to three years are the most critical and the care has to be very good or new . . .

Posted: 2021-07-31