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Waverley Heights bungalow move-in-ready

Young families looking for a starter home often experience two different schools of thought. The first entails buying a more "affordable" home (say, around $250, 000) that needs updating, and performing the required updates over a period of five years . . .

Posted: 2016-05-12

Gardening Begins: welcome back!

A brief break in correspondences from garden centres is a sign of a busy timetables of plant production, growing, receiving live plant materials (shrubs, trees and even tropical plants) along with the usual gardening materials favorable to plant growth including . . .

Posted: 2016-05-09

Tips to keep that Wascally Wabbit out of your garden

Question: Do you have any solutions to control rabbits from destroying my raspberry plants? I’ve thought about chicken wire but wondered if you might suggest something else. MaryAnswer: The best way to repel rabbits from chewing your shrubs is . . .

Posted: 2016-05-07

Annual choices

Irresistible thrillers, fillers and spillers

The best advice when shopping for annuals goes something like this:Decide where you would like to grow annuals, whether in sun-filled or shady beds or patio containers. Consider the colour palette that appeals most to you and will complement your . . .

Posted: 2016-05-07

Warm up summer with cottage decor style

At the first hint of warm weather, many Canadians retreat to their cottages for a much needed escape after a long, cold winter. Although a fun place to enjoy summer weekends, the decor in most cottages tends to be neglected . . .

Posted: 2016-05-07

Train vibrations likely not harmful

Question: I own a 10-year old, two-storey home on a piled foundation that is approximately 200 metres from railroad tracks. When a heavy train passes, I can feel tremors/vibrations on my upper floor/ If I have a glass of water on . . .

Posted: 2016-05-07

Millennials know what they want

According to a recent Altus Group report, it’s a myth to assume that millennials can be typecast into specific categories as it relates to housing preferences.There has been a prevailing view that millennials in larger markets want to live downtown, . . .

Posted: 2016-05-07

Logical living

Value-packed bungalow features versatile design

As is the case with most big-ticket purchases, it’s often the little details that determine whether buyers will purchase a new home — or not.Which is why Avanti Custom Homes includes so many standard features in the price of their . . .

Posted: 2016-05-07

Simple luxury

Creekside condo project offers great amenities and surroundings

It’s a condominium project that’s at once striking yet simple. With its modern exterior comprised of stone, metal and stucco — plus stunning creek views on its north and east sides — 2033 On the Creek (found at 2033 Henderson . . .

Posted: 2016-05-07

Contemporary masterpiece

Charleswood two-storey move-in ready

These days — according to a recent poll — the top priority for home buyers is a home must be move-in ready. Consequently, although a home might be relatively contemporary at 15 or 20-years-old, it may not be in turnkey . . .

Posted: 2016-05-07