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<p>MARC LABOSSIERE / FREE PRESS</p> <p>These PVC profile tiles were difficult to cut, as certain cut locations required a custom tab to prevent the tile from falling through the grid.</p>

Be smart with basement ceilings

Marc LaBossiere
March 21

Renovation & Design

<p>Aubin Nurseries photo</p> <p>Expect high demand for Always Together Rose, new for 2026. Sale royalties help support the Never Alone Cancer Foundation.</p>

Sculptural shrubs

Colleen Zacharias
March 21

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<p>R. Kato photo</p> <p>The annual orchid show and sale is always an exceptional opportunity for stunning photography.</p>

Orchids galore

Colleen Zacharias
March 14

Renovation & Design

<p>Marc LaBossiere / Free Press</p> <p>With ceiling tiles fastened to joists, it was impossible to know the vent hose had come away from the vent housing.</p>

Demolition discoveries

Marc LaBossiere
March 14

Renovation & Design

<p>Composite decking is used to decoratively sheathe an existing balcony deck and staircase, with glass railings to be installed.</p>

Sort out your deck specs

Marc LaBossiere
March 7

Renovation & Design

<p>Norfolk Healthy Produce photo</p> <p>The genetically modified seeds of the Purple Tomato are the first GM seeds to be marketed to home gardeners in Canada.</p>

Seedy Saturday

Colleen Zacharias
March 7

Renovation & Design

<p>MARC LABOSSIERE / FREE PRESS</p> <p>Although the existing shell of the space dictates cupboard placement potential, design changes greatly improve functionality.</p>

Kitchen culmination

Marc LaBossiere
February 28

Renovation & Design

<p>Photos by Niki Jabbour For</p> <p>Niki Jabbour, shown here in her Halifax garden, says the drought and heat of 2025 has made resilience the biggest lesson for food gardens.</p>

Some like it hot

Colleen Zacharias
February 28

Renovation & Design

<p>Peter Fuller photo</p> <p>Windhover Orchard in Miami, Man., is named after the American kestrel, a small falcon found in Manitoba nicknamed &lsquo;windhover&rsquo; for its habit of hovering in the air.</p>

Branching out

Colleen Zacharias
February 21

Renovation & Design

<p>Marc LaBossiere / Free Press</p> <p>A partial wall is introduced during the shell prep stage of a kitchen reno to better suit the enhanced design layout of the new cupboards.</p>

Recipe for change

Marc LaBossiere
February 21

Renovation & Design

<p>Marc LaBossiere / Free Press</p> <p>After several attempts at restoring my HVAC system, a phone chat with the manufacturer&rsquo;s customer service department expedited the control board re-programming process.</p>

Furnace ‘reboot’

Marc LaBossiere
February 14

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