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<p>Glenda MacPhee</p><p>The mightiest of all herbaceous perennials, Giant Fleece Flower (Persicaria polymorpha) is an enviable specimen plant. It is fit, however, for only the largest of landscapes.</p>

Perennial winners

Colleen Zacharias
July 15

Renovation & Design

<p>Supplied</p><p>Check your air conditioning unit to make sure it&rsquo;s operating properly.</p>

A/C essential for mould prevention

Ari Marantz 
July 15

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<p>Michael Allen / Winnipeg Free Press</p><p>An ash curl aphid colony. The aphids curl the leaves so they can feed on a tree uninterrupted.</p>

Ash curl aphids going to townon local trees

Michael Allen  
July 15

Renovation & Design

<p>It is possible to reuse old gutters when replacing the fascia boards, but the cost of the repair would likely be the same as just getting new gutters.</p>

Getting new gutters is likely the way to go

Jeanne Huber
July 15

Renovation & Design

<p>BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS files</p><p>A flock of sparrows feasts in a bird feeder, not in a prized vegetable garden.</p>

Special feeder will keep birds from snacking on garden

Reena Nerbas
July 15

Renovation & Design

<p>Laurie Mustard / Winnipeg Free Press</p><p>A lamp turning on after being bumped by a clumsy cat may seem like a fluke, but in this house the explanation may be more supernatural.</p>

Home sweet haunted home

Laurie Mustard
July 15

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Make old new again

Elizabeth Mayhew 
July 15

Renovation & Design

<p>PAT McGRATH / Canadian Press files</p><p>Residential renovations are a key industry in Manitoba &mdash; but you should make sure your contractor&rsquo;s not taking you for a ride.</p></p></p>

When it comes to renovations, don't cut corners

Lanny McInnes
July 8

Renovation & Design

<p>Michael Allen / Winnipeg Free Press</p><p>Dying and dead Swedish aspens planted very close to the property boundary fence.</p>

Be wary of non-native hybrid poplars

Michael Allen 
July 8

Renovation & Design

<p>Fotolio</p><p>While cucumbers should be tasty and refreshing, many garden-planted ones will initially taste bitter.</p>

A bitter dill to swallow

Reena Nerbas
July 8

Renovation & Design

<p>Burpee Seeds</p><p>For tomatoes, cut lower branches to improve airflow. Remove leaves at first sign of infection.</p>

Prevention is the best medicine

Colleen Zacharias
July 8

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