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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

Renovation & Design

<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

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<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

Renovation & Design

<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

Renovation & Design

<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

Renovation & Design

<p>Elizabeth Mayhew / The Washington Post</p>

Make old new again

Elizabeth Mayhew 
July 15

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