POT LUCK

Combine edibles with COLOURFUL ANNUALS in mixed arrangements

Recipes are fun to read. Whether it's a recipe for filling a container design with an eye-catching combination of flowering annuals, or a mouth-watering recipe that calls for only the freshest of ingredients, we're drawn in with anticipation for the . . .

Posted: 2015-04-25

Update accessories with specialty paint

Today I thought I'd share some tips and tricks that can help solve everyday decor problems. Some of these we've reviewed before but it's a good reminder in case you've forgotten. Many of these ideas came from my own trials . . .

Posted: 2015-04-25

Trees and clay pipes can increase risk of flooding

They say "April showers bring May flowers" but they can also bring floods.We always want to make sure our homes and surrounding property can handle the extra precipitation safely. That includes making sure our eavestroughs and gutters are clean, clear . . .

Posted: 2015-04-25

Basement floor a job best left for professionals

QUESTION: My Wolseley home was built in the 1920s, and my basement has gone through some heaving.Now I'm faced with removing the cracked basement slab and replacing it. I have read similar articles to yours, in regards to this type . . .

Posted: 2015-04-25

Dream home realtor's legacy to Selkirk

It was in 1996 that Doreen Sisto believes her brother Robert went crazy."I don't mean crazy-crazy. I mean he became completely obsessed with a dream to renovate a house he purchased the minute after he walked through it, " said . . .

Posted: 2015-04-25

Sold April 25

SOLD:West KildonanADDRESS: 11 Oakstone PlaceASKING PRICE: $545, 000SOLD PRICE: $538, 000TAXES: $5, 336.96SQUARE FOOTAGE: 2, 304BEDROOMS: 5BATHROOMS: 2 full, 2 halfLOT SIZE: 33 x 136 (irregular pie-shaped)SELLING AGENT: Steve Mackenzie, Royal LePage Dynamic Real Estate, 204-989-5000OFFERED:River Park SouthADDRESS: 107 Winterhaven . . .

Posted: 2015-04-25

Luxury from the get-go

Master suite a secluded sanctuary of sanity

Everyone's perception of luxury is different.For a young family looking to move up from an 800 sq.-ft. two-bedroom home, a brand-new, 1, 600 sq.-ft. home is to die for. After all, were they to acquire such a home, they would . . .

Posted: 2015-04-25

No renos required

Turnkey starter home a rare find

We all know the old saying: you get what you pay for.Nowhere does that adage ring more true than with starter homes. These days, starter homes start at about $250, 000 -- and many homes at that price point may . . .

Posted: 2015-04-25

PRUNING a cut above

Trimming shrubs takes a bit of knowledge, BUT WORTH THE EFFORT

If you left the stalks standing on most of your herbaceous perennials over the winter, it's easy enough to head outdoors one fine spring afternoon to cut them down to the ground. The newly cut stems are likely to see . . .

Posted: 2015-04-18

Trees, shrubs should soon bust into bloom

At this time of year nearly everyone is eagerly waiting for the leaves and flowers to appear. You might not realize this fact, but trees and shrubs prepared for this spring last summer. Even now you can see the buds . . .

Posted: 2015-04-18