Shocking beauty

Gardens within gardens elevate landscape design

John Tinkler’s vision for his private garden, a richly planted acreage located on the outskirts of Winnipeg, is compelling. Inspired forms, colours, and textures compliment his three distinct garden rooms – cottage garden, courtyard garden, and contemporary garden. In each . . .

Posted: 2024-08-03

Terrific and tasteful in Transcona

Spacious two-storey classy and comfortable

These days, home builders find themselves dealing with a host of challenges. As if it wouldn’t be enough if those challenges were separate in nature, the truth of the matter is that they are all intertwined. For starters — though interest . . .

Posted: 2024-08-03

Better than new in Charleswood

Spacious two-storey in RidgeWood West ready to go

There are some neighbourhoods, that — for one reason or another — that don’t immediately make the short list of prospective home buyers. One of those neighbourhoods is Charleswood’s RidgeWood West. Positioned on the western edge of the city, it’s further . . .

Posted: 2024-08-03

Go with the flow

Gardening lessons learned in a wet year

Does the changing climate influence not only your plant choices but also your landscape design decisions and considerations for good drainage? To adapt to more frequent intense rainfall events, homeowners need to know where excess surface water flows on . . .

Posted: 2024-07-27

Back in BLACK

Bold railing colour enhances backyard deck

Size always matters, and in this particular instance a smaller yet functional back porch-deck was desired by the homeowners, in lieu of a larger deck. In that the backyard is primarily stamped concrete surrounding an in-ground pool, the deck would . . .

Posted: 2024-07-27

Open and airy in Sage Creek

Livable layout perfect for entertaining

For years, one of the major criticisms of attached two-storey homes has been that they lack the livability of a single-detached home. Recognizing that, Randall Homes set about coming up with a two-storey attached plan that addressed that perceived short . . .

Posted: 2024-07-27

Breaking down the phases of new home construction

A common and important question that most new home buyers ask when looking at building a new home is how long will it take for my new home to be built? Just how long does the whole construction process . . .

Posted: 2024-07-27

Fresh and fancy in Falcon Lake

Spectacular private lake home checks off all the boxes

There are instances when a special property is in plain view for all to see. Then, there are instances when such a property is just enough off the beaten path to be hidden from sight. Yet, when you finally see it . . .

Posted: 2024-07-27

Take a peek inside a magical garden

Crescentwood owners combine lush planting with meaningful design

Attention to detail is key to Audrey McPhadden’s vision for her garden which is one of the reasons she and her husband Alan make such a good team. Audrey says gardening brings her organizational pleasure. “I like things that are intentionally . . .

Posted: 2024-07-20

Quartz provides a drastic transformation

At a recent kitchen expansion remodel, the existing kitchen area has expanded into the neighbouring dining room, after the removal of a dividing wall. The window wall introduces a symmetrical array of cupboards on either side of a centred . . .

Posted: 2024-07-20