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<p>Niki Jabbour</p><p>Don&rsquo;t worry, the snow is a long way away, but with a little planning, an early dusting doesn&rsquo;t have to put your veggie garden on hiatus. Grow delicious salad greens in a cold frame and extend the season.</p>

A frosty harvest

Colleen Zacharias
July 29

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<p>Steven Senne / Associated Press files</p><p>Blueberries are the trendy health food of summer.</p>

The berries that make gardeners blue

Adrian Higgins
July 29

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<p>Barbara Damrosch / Washington Post</p><p>The blue-violet of an artichoke flower is like that of a neon sign.</p>

Even artichokes are purple now

Barbara Damrosch
July 29

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<p>Bob Fila / Chicago Tribune files</p><p>For crispy French fries make sure the oven is hot and flip them at least once halfway through baking time.</p>

Add spices after cooking to give fries extra flavour

Reena Nerbas 
July 22

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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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