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<p>Photos by Marc LaBossiere / Winnipeg Free Press</p><p>An eight-post pergola set atop a 30-foot-long deck creates an inviting outdoor living space. </p></p>

Hard to deny the grandeur of a proper pergola

Marc LaBossiere
April 27

Renovation & Design

<p>Matthew Mead / The Associated Press Files</p><p>Insert a cooking thermometer into the thickest part of a chicken to check its temperature.</p>

Kitchen thermometer is your key to fully cooked chicken

Reena Nerbas
April 27

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<p>Ron Paul Garden Centre</p><p>Caragana, available as a hedge or a globe (as pictured), is a dense shrub that controls ground-level winds and traps snow very effectively, according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.</p>

BRING HIM A SHRUBBERY

Laurie Mustard
April 27

Renovation & Design

<p>Victor Schrager / Chilewich</p>

Colours key for tablescapes

Katie Laughridge
April 27

Renovation & Design

<p>Energy efficient upgrades include installation of a high-efficiency furnace, increased insulation in the attic and basement and replacement of older windows and doors, which improve the airtightness of the building enclosure, reducing warm-air loss to the exterior. The downside is excess moisture in the house air, which now stays inside. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press files)</p>

Advice to install humidifier unwarranted

Ari Marantz
April 27

Renovation & Design

<p>On the far wall next to the sink, cupboards were arranged to border the wall-mounted flat-screen TV on three sides. </p></p>

Measuring twice makes for easy install

Marc LaBossiere 
April 20

Renovation & Design

<p>Living Prairie Museum</p><p>Blanket flower (Gaillardia aristata) is a native wildflower that blooms all summer like a ray of sunshine.</p>

Buzz-worthy plants will draw pollinators

Colleen Zacharias
April 20

Renovation & Design

<p>Tim Smith / Brandon Sun files</p><p>Prairie Crocus&rsquo; begins to bloom in a pasture on the north side of the Assiniboine River Valley north of Alexander on Tuesday afternoon. The prairie crocus is Manitoba&rsquo;s official flower and one of the first to bloom each spring.</p></p>

Taking inspiration from the wild

Dean Fosdick
April 20

Renovation & Design

<p>BASEMENT SYSTEMS, INC.</p><p>One of the most important components in a basement is a sump pump. But don&rsquo;t install the drainage pipe underground.</p></p>

Improper sump-pump drainage ruins driveway

Ari Marantz
April 20

Renovation & Design

<p>Apichart Weerawong / The Associated Press files</p><p>Vinegar is the answer if you&rsquo;ve spilled coffee on clothing.</p>

Conquer coffee stains with a vinegar bath

Reena Nerbas
April 20

Renovation & Design

<p>Darrell Sapp / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette files</p><p>These days, many interior designers and homeowners are looking to wood more than ever as a way to infuse one-of-a-kind or unexpected design elements into a space.</p></p>

Embrace the wonder and warmth wood adds to a home

Cathy Hobbs
April 20

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