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<p>LEANNE DOWD PHOTO</p> <p>This summer, tour Leanne Dowd&rsquo;s one-acre garden, a.k.a. Alice&rsquo;s Wonderland, in Neepawa.</p>

Inspiring gardens to see this summer in Manitoba

Colleen Zacharias
June 13

Renovation & Design

<p>The key to creating proper drainage is a level base perimeter.</p>

Rigidity beneath your feet

Marc LaBossiere
June 13

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<p>NANCY MACKAY PHOTO</p> <p>Veronicastrum Culver&rsquo;s root stands up to the strong winds at Riding Mountain National Park and is a long-lived perennial.</p>

Blowing in the wind

Colleen Zacharias
June 6

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<p>A built-out wall features two large stacked aquariums for the homeowners&rsquo; pet turtles and fish.</p>

Aqua-wall creates unique environment

Marc LaBossiere
June 6

Renovation & Design

<p>Marc LaBossiere photos / Free Press</p> <p>After: new cabinets, countertop and sink have improved the space dramatically.</p>

From drab to fab

Marc LaBossiere
May 30

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<p>Chris Lepard photo</p> <p>Rudbeckia Goldsturm (top left), Echinacea White Swan (lower left) and Echinacea Magnus coneflower (right) are built for resilience.</p>

Smart planting

Colleen Zacharias
May 30

Renovation & Design

<p>Marc LaBossiere / Free Press</p> <p>The new basement configuration provides convenient access to nearly all the spaces along one main wall.</p>

Inside job

Marc LaBossiere
May 23

Renovation & Design

<p>Mary Ann Shaw photo</p> <p>A deer surveys the buffet of plants in Mary Ann Shaw&rsquo;s front yard garden.</p>

Simply irresistible

Colleen Zacharias
May 23

Renovation & Design

<p>Jpg 1_classic perennials_Siberian Iris_Swans in Flight_ with low carpet of Cerastium tomentosum Snow-in-Summer</p> <p>Walters Gardens photo</p> <p>Siberian iris swans in flight with a low carpet of white-flowered snow-in-summer are classic perennials.</p>

It’s bloomin’ plant sale season

Colleen Zacharias
May 16

Renovation & Design

<p>Once the L-bracket is mounted along the perimeter, the main supports and cross section create a grid for the floating tiles.</p>

Drywall or tiles with style?

Marc LaBossiere
May 16

Renovation & Design

<p>Photos by Marc LaBossiere / Free Press</p> <p>Although the top decking hue has faded slightly, the canola oil has already lasted longer than the store-bought product applied years before.</p>

The canola oil experiment, revisited

Marc LaBossiere
May 9

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