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<p>Photos by Marc LaBossiere / Winnipeg Free Press</p><p>With some small exceptions, the shingles on this roof have stood the test of time.</p>

Rooftop battles with Mother Nature

Marc LaBossiere
June 30

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<p>First Editions</p><p>Superstar spirea has glorious three-season appeal with striking colour changes.</p>

Gardening for the Prairies

Colleen Zacharias
June 30

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<p>Fotolio</p><p>While repairs from the inside of the house may be easier and thus more tempting, it&rsquo;s always a better idea in the long term to conduct foundation repairs from the outside.</p>

Exterior repairs the way to solve moisture

Ari Marantz 
June 30

Renovation & Design

<p>Bruce Bumstead / Brandon Sun files</p><p>Cheap cat litter or Diatomaceous earth are the best ways to sop up new oil stains from pavement or paving stones.</p></p>

The eco-friendly way to banish motor-oil stains

Reena Nerbas Solutions 
June 30

Renovation & Design

<p>The Associated Press files</p><p>A nice stain can make an old deck look like new.</p>

Loose fibres likely culprit for peeling deck boards

Jeanne Huber 
June 30

Renovation & Design

<p>David Slawson / The Washington Post</p><p>Left alone, a landscape will perpetuate itself, as plants and animals return to the soil in a fertile, self-sustaining cycle of life and death.</p>

Tips for saving some green when building a garden

Barbara Damrosch
June 30

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<p>Michael Allen / Winnipeg Free Press</p><p>A Colorado spruce tree may be vulnerable to disease if it&rsquo;s not maintained. </p>

The trouble with spruce

Michael Allen
June 30

Renovation & Design

<p>JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS files</p><p>The Manitoba Home Builders&rsquo; Association wishes everyone a very happy Canada Day.</p>

Eighty years of building Manitoba's communities

Lanny McInnes
June 30

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<p></p><p>In this shot, you can see my sister Bonnie (centre) wearing a lei and riding a float in the parade.</p>

Just keep right on marching, Canada

Laurie Mustard
June 30

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<p>Deep, dark trim in the bedroom is similar to that in the front of the home.</p>

Home is where the art is

Michele Lerner
June 30

Renovation & Design

<p>PHOTOS BY MARC LABOSSIERE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS</p><p>This 1952 Chevy half-ton brings back memories of one of my earliest wood-working projects.</p>

Wood-working skills started with classic set of wheels

Marc LaBossiere
June 24

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