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<p>Proven Winners</p><p>Easy as pie, Fire Light is a pleasing Hydrangea paniculata variety with cotton-candy coloured panicles that turn to red in fall&rsquo;s cooler temperatures.</p>

All about hydrangeas

Colleen Zacharias
June 30

Renovation & Design

<p>These cupboards and drawers received new pewter knobs and handles for a few dollars each.</p>

Spruce up your space this long weekend

Marc LaBossiere
June 30

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<p>Ornamenta / Associated Press</p><p>Porcelain tiles</p></p>

Porcelain tile rejuvenation not difficult

Reena NerbasSolutions 
June 30

Renovation & Design

<p>Pedro Arrais / Times Colonist Files</p><p>Soil that is left dry for too long could lead to further drying below the surface. Over time, this can allow houses to settle.</p>

Dry soil can cause more than just esthetic issues

Ari Marantz Ask the Inspector
June 30

Renovation & Design

<p>Reg Sawatzky built a bench out of old wood that used to be part of a bridge ac ross the Long River near Holmfield.</p>

One man's junk, another man's treasure

Laurie Mustard
June 30

Renovation & Design

<p>Supplied</p><p>Vinyl siding can be a cost-effective, long-lasting material to use on building exteriors.</p>

Existing structure may dictate best siding options

Ari MarantzAsk the Inspector 
June 23

Renovation & Design

<p>Not an ideal sight on your property.</p>

Taking the fight to weeds with your own concoction

Reena NerbasSolutions  
June 23

Renovation & Design

<p>Laurie Mustard / Winnipeg Free Press</p><p>After decades of the same laminate countertops, it was time to make a change. It took installers about four hours to complete the upgrade to beautiful, Brazilian mountain granite.</p>

Don't take your countertops for granite

Laurie Mustard
June 23

Renovation & Design

<p>Tammy MacKay / Edmonton Journal files</p><p>Dated kitchens are among the more popular candidates for an indoor home renovation &mdash; and summer is a great time to get that work done.</p>

Summer a smart time for indoor renos

Lanny McInnes
June 23

Renovation & Design

<p>Jeffries Nursery</p><p>Willows are ideal for planting on slopes and riverbanks. A new dwarf willow introduction for 2019, Iceberg Alley, will be suitable for slopes in residential landscapes.</p>

How to spruce up steep slopes

Colleen Zacharias
June 23

Renovation & Design

<p>Marc LaBossiere / Winnipeg Free Press</p><p>The window opening had to be widened to accommodate the larger sliding door.</p>

Retrofit renovations can lead down unknown path

Marc LaBossiere
June 23

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