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<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

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<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

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<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

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<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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<p>Celeste LeBlanc / the Canadian Press files</p><p>Older Victorian style homes can have challenges when renovating or updating.</p>

The ins and outs of insulation

Ari Marantz
July 8

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<p>Rick Darke</p><p>Gardens of the High Line, a collaboration between a plantsman and landscape designer, shows what the park&rsquo;s plants look like from season to season.</p>

The jungle within New York's concrete

Adrian Higgins
July 8

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<p>Marc LaBossiere / Winnipeg Free Press</p><p>Custom shower stall tiling and bench design can be done on your own.</p>

Patience equals perfection in bathroom tiling project

Marc LaBossiere
July 8

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<p>Barbara Damrosch / The Washington Post</p><p>Materials high in nitrogen, such as spent flowers deadheaded in the garden, are essential in a compost pile.</p>

The compost with the most

Barbara Damrosch
July 8

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<p></p><p>My favourite things to peruse at Ron Paul: the outdoor decor, furnishings and wood creations.</p>

I'm a bona fide COWCH potato

Laurie Mustard
July 8

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<p>Photos by Kathy Van Mullekom / The Associated Press</p>

Upgrade your home to get top dollar

Staci Giordullo 
July 8

Renovation & Design

<p>Ted and Ruth Kassinger&rsquo;s Bethesda, Md., home was originally designed by noted architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen. They overhauled it and added a library (above). The kitchen and the living room, which looks out onto the grounds, were also part of the extensive renovations.</p>

Mid-century masterpiece

Debra Bruno
June 30

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