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<p>Elisabeth, a summer employee at The Historical Museum of St. James / Assiniboia, with an antique iron.</p>

Pumping iron like our ancestors did

Laurie Mustard
July 22

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<p>Adrian Higgins / Washington Post</p><p>Gardeners love tropical milkweed for its beauty, but some observers fear it may be harming rather than helping the monarch. </p>

Pretty poison banked on for insect's survival

Adrian Higgins
July 22

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<p>Barbara Damrosch / The Washington Post</p><p>A Bloody Mary made with tomatoes from the author&rsquo;s garden and a celery swizzle stick.</p>

Mixing it up on your patio

Barbara Damrosch
July 22

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<p>Garrett Rowland / Associated Press</p><p>One of the rooms in a Montauk, N.Y., beach house featuring Ghislaine Vi&#241;as&rsquo; design. The bold, colourful statement lighting becomes not only illumination but art.</p>

Lights to brighten your design

Kim Cook
July 22

Renovation & Design

<p>Photos by Todd Lewys</p><p>Habitat for Humanity Manitoba CEO Sandy Hopkins stands in front of construction at the project at 210 Lyle Street in St. James.</p>

Habitat helps families with Canada 150 project

Todd Lewys
July 22

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<p>Michael Allen / Winnipeg Free Press</p><p>An American elm tree infected with Dutch elm disease.</p>

Spotting -- and fighting -- Dutch elm disease

Michael Allen
July 22

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<p>THE CANADIAN PRESS / Sean Kilpatrick</p>

Timeframe for building a new house always varies

Lanny McInnes
July 22

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<p>Bruno Schlumberger / The Canadian Press files</p><p>Newly built infill homes in older neighbourhoods could pose risks to adjacent houses.</p>

Neighbour's home build could impact yours

Ari Marantz
July 22

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<p>Anne Hebert&rsquo;s stair treads in laminate with matching nosing, risers in a darker laminate, and white baseboards on every stair and landing.</p>

Laminate: stepping up to great stairs

Marc LaBossiere
July 22

Renovation & Design

<p>Sage Garden Greenhouses</p><p>Should you? Yes, be adventurous. Try growing Gingko biloba in a container or in your garden.</p>

Protecting your piece of paradise

Colleen Zacahrias
July 22

Renovation & Design

<p>Photos by Marc LaBossierre / Winnipeg Free Press</p><p>Marc Labossiere says his John Deere 1025R and its implements represent a good investment for a homeowner with a lot of acreage.</p>

When work meets play

Marc LaBossiere 
July 15

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