Growing helps you GROW

Tips and troubleshooting for the garden and beyond

There are plenty of reasons this spring to pursue your approach to gardening with renewed purpose. Growing plants successfully is an immensely satisfying experience that refreshes the spirit again and again. Optimism is in the air. Despite the low amount of . . .

Posted: 2021-05-29

Don't let flowers blow your nose

Spring blooms bring joy after a long winter. But they can also bring sneezing fits, itchy eyes and runny noses. You might experience allergy-like symptoms when you pick peonies from your backyard or grab a farmhouse bouquet from the grocery . . .

Posted: 2021-05-29

Bite the bullet and build that DREAM DECK

Despite rising lumber costs, if you can afford it, DO IT NOW

An intricate deck design is like a fingerprint — sure, there may be other decks like it, but no two are truly the same. That desire to have a deck like no other is attractive to many homeowners. Since the design . . .

Posted: 2021-05-29

Got buttermilk? It's the secret to making delicious corn bread

Question: I made cornbread and it was very crumbly. What did I do wrong? I used one egg; should I use two next time? Carolyn Answer: Here are a few hints for making delicious cornbread: the first is to use buttermilk . . .

Posted: 2021-05-29

Use air conditioner to reduce humidity in home and crawlspace

Question: I built a 1, 500 square-foot home at the lake on a rock. I used ICF (insulated concrete forms) blocks for the crawlspace foundation, setting them on the rock and filling with concrete. Even though no leaks occur under . . .

Posted: 2021-05-29

Mowing PAINS a thing of the past

Mustard's speedy Deere can almost outrun the mosquitoes

Mowing season is upon us, and it sure beats the heck out of shovelling snow. But if you have a yard bigger than a large pizza, the next free moment you have will be sometime in July, or maybe August, when . . .

Posted: 2021-05-29

Momentous location

New three-bedroom condos big and beautiful in Charleswood

When the design team at Streetside Developments embarked on the creation of suites for Phase 2 of the Charles Condominiums, they knew that they’d have to make some changes. While the one- and two-bedroom suites in Phase 1 have been well-received, . . .

Posted: 2021-05-29

Home renovation awards showcase local projects

The Manitoba Home Builders’ Association will be celebrating the best residential renovation projects this Thursday with the premier of the 2021 Virtual RenoMark Renovation Awards. These annual awards showcase the best renovation projects in Manitoba over the past year. While . . .

Posted: 2021-05-29

WORK and PLAY from HOME

Spacious two-storey offers the room and the zoning for your home business

With so many of us spending more and more time working from home — all the while balancing family lives in one hand and careers in the other — finding a larger home is becoming as much of a need . . .

Posted: 2021-05-29

Helping buyers navigate the red-hot sellers market

Of all the economic repercussions of the pandemic, perhaps the most unexpected has been the rising temperature of real estate markets across the country. It has put Winnipeg’s vaunted "stable" market to the test with record sales volumes occurring month after . . .

Posted: 2021-05-27