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<p>Marc LaBossiere photos / Free Press</p> <p>With tongue and groove pine on the ceilings and walls, the porch exudes rustic simplicity.</p>

Pining for a perfect little porch

Marc LaBossiere
August 16

Renovation & Design

<p>Natural Resources Canada photo</p> <p>Canada&rsquo;s updated plant hardiness zones map, released in July, uses climate data for the 1991-2020 period and shows shifts in zones in many parts of the country.</p>

Winnipeg’s sweet spot is still 3b

Colleen Zacharias
August 16

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<p>Marc LaBossiere photos / Free Press</p> <p>The double gate is reinforced by a 2 x 6 cap that spans from gate post to gate post.</p>

Call it an open-and-shut case

Marc LaBossiere
August 9

Renovation & Design

<p>Marc LaBossiere / Free Press</p> <p>By insetting the wrap stairs to the higher tier, the lower tier is maximized, for a larger footprint.</p>

That’s a wrap

Marc LaBossiere
August 2

Renovation & Design

<p>Marc LaBossiere photos / Free Press</p> <p>The fascia board was fully removed and cut down to allow the top decking boards to move freely below it.</p>

Glitches call for quick fixes

Marc LaBossiere
July 26

Renovation & Design

<p>Marc LaBossiere photos</p> <p>The new section of fence was designed to match the existing fence surrounding the neighbours&rsquo; property.</p>

Good fences, good neighbours

Marc LaBossiere
July 19

Renovation & Design

<p>MARC LABOSSIERE / FREE PRESS</p> <p>The old lumber tops and skirt were removed from this covered front porch and replaced with two-tone composite decking and aluminum railings.</p>

Picture-perfect porch

Marc LaBossiere
July 12

Renovation & Design

The new TV and entertainment area features custom cabinets with a quartz countertop and a wall-mounted flatscreen TV. (Marc Labossiere / Free Press)

A top-shelf project

Marc LaBossiere
July 5

Renovation & Design

A note to our readers

Free Press gardening columnist Colleen Zacharias is away temporarily.

Her column will resume at a later date.

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July 5

Renovation & Design

<p>Craig Gillespie photo</p> <p>Prized for its unique colour combinations, Callie&rsquo;s Memory Itoh peony blooms with peach, pink and yellow flowers with dark pink striping.</p>

Perennial favourites

Colleen Zacharias
June 28

Renovation & Design

<p>MARC LABOSSIERE PHOTOS / FREE PRESS</p> <p>Stack stone installed from floor to ceiling enhances the look of the new gas fireplace with its custom stained mantel and flat stone hearth.</p>

Any way you stack it

Marc LaBossiere
June 28

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