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<p>Roswitha Nowak</p><p>Planting bulbs this fall, such as martagon lily? Protect them from rodents with hardware-cloth fencing.</p>

Fall for your garden

Colleen Zacharias
September 23

Renovation & Design

<p>Aunt Madge&rsquo;s house stood in Margaret until some time in the mid-1980s, when she moved to a seniors&rsquo; residence.</p>

My procrastination cost me -- again

Laurie Mustard
September 23

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<p>L.V. Anderson / Slate</p><p>Brownies could be the ideal snack to make while camping with homebody kids.</p>

Chocolate makes the outdoors even greater

Reena Nerbas
September 23

Renovation & Design

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Finding a fix for frosty foundations

Ari Marantz 
September 23

Renovation & Design

<p>The tub was sealed along the tile edges with white silicone.</p>

Let the experts handle it

Marc LaBossiere
September 23

Renovation & Design

<p>Adrian Higgins / Washington Post</p><p>Marker flags guide the complex planting schemes for which Piet Oudolf is world famous, with creekside woodland in the background. </p>

Big-time designer attracted to Delaware garden

Adrian Higgins
September 23

Renovation & Design

<p>Michael Allen / Winnipeg Free Press</p><p>Prairie Silk Honeylocust, a short-growing tree, is shown at its maturity in a Manitoba setting.</p>

Don't crowd your choices for a new tree

Michael Allen
September 23

Renovation & Design

<p>Marilyn Latta</p><p>Study participant Marilyn Latta gardens for enjoyment and a love of beauty. As the study finds, people&rsquo;s reasons for gardening are as diverse as the gardens themselves.</p>

Grassroots sustainability understood

Colleen Zacharias
September 16

Renovation & Design

<p>Photos by Laurie Mustard / Winnipeg Free Press</p><p>As the guide says, take a page from the beaver&rsquo;s book when constructing your new home &mdash; they know how to give a dam!</p>

Experience is the best teacher

Laurie Mustard
September 16

Renovation & Design

<p>The wooden surfaces are all brown-treated and I added a bannister on one side of the stairs for added safety.</p>

Let's talk about decks

Marc LaBossiere
September 16

Renovation & Design

<p>Michael Allen / Winnipeg Free Press</p><p>In southern Manitoba, Swedish aspen and tower poplar are highly susceptible to bronze leaf.</p>

Be on the lookout for diseased poplars

Michael Allen
September 16

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