Starting seeds inside

Indoor growing demanding, rewarding

If you've started 2012 with some resolutions in mind, perhaps starting your own annuals and vegetables from seed is one of them. However, you might be feeling some trepidation about this. Were you one of many optimistic individuals who bought the . . .

Posted: 2012-04-07

Create your very own Parade of Homes

Although the 2012 Spring Parade of Homes ended March 25, you still have plenty of opportunity to revisit those fantastic show homes that you saw during the three weeks of Parade. The weather was fabulous this year and Manitobans responded in . . .

Posted: 2012-04-07

Sold & Offered: April 7-12

Shaughnessy Heights Address: 1044 Magnus Asking Price: $159, 900 Sold Price: $187, 000 Taxes: $2, 112.35 Square Footage: 832 Lot Size: 45 X 109 Listing Agent: Mark Kogan, Royal LePage Alliance, 227-0714 Harbour View South Address: 67 Al Thompson Asking Price: $349, 900 Sold Price: $370, 000 Taxes: $3, 994 Square Footage: 1, . . .

Posted: 2012-04-07

No cookie-cutter here

Distinctive design makes South Pointe show home a winner

It's a quandary prospective new homebuyers have to deal with when they're trying to determine what new home design would best fit their needs. After viewing several show homes -- often in the space of an hour or so -- that . . .

Posted: 2012-04-07

Spacious elegance for the whole family

Tasteful Royalwood estate on an oversize lot with a lake view

To put it mildly, buying a resale home is never a simple matter. That's because so many different factors have to be considered -- and then judged in their entirety -- before deciding to buy. When it comes to a resale . . .

Posted: 2012-04-07

Deal or disaster?

Research and risk are key to buying a home after foreclosure

After a month-long search for the perfect home to remodel, Jason Holt and Jym Genesta were eager to follow the lead of their real estate agent to a home in southeast Calgary that had been subject to foreclosure. But when they . . .

Posted: 2012-04-07

ASK THE INSPECTOR: Don't worry, your house won't implode

QUESTION: I have a problem with large wall cracks which have all appeared this year. There were some existing cracks ascending from the corners of door frames, but now we have large ascending cracks which are a couple of millimetres . . .

Posted: 2012-03-31

Feelin' hot, hot, hot

Outdoor fireworks for your garden on display at show

This year's early start to the spring season has gardeners everywhere even more anxious than in previous years to get their hands into the dirt. Timing is everything, though, and in spite of the unseasonably warm temperatures, patience is needed before . . .

Posted: 2012-03-31

SOLUTIONS: Foil pesky onion maggots with carrots' help

QUESTION: Every year I wait for gardening season and plan out exactly where and what I will plant. I love to garden, but year after year I tackle the same problem; onion maggots. Do you have any advice of how . . .

Posted: 2012-03-31

CONNIE OLIVER: Hallways can add personality to your home

Hallways are not often given much forethought when it comes to decorating. While they are just passages to other rooms, hallways can add a lot of personality to your home if given proper attention at the outset of your project. "The . . .

Posted: 2012-03-31