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<p>Marc LaBossiere photos / Free Press</p> <p>The &ldquo;Coca-Cola Bathroom,&rdquo; as first showcased in a December 2016 Reno Boss column.</p>

Flushed with relief

Marc LaBossiere
October 11

Renovation & Design

<p>Robyn Chubey photos</p> <p>Robyn Chubey uses pumpkins to create a welcoming entrance to her greenhouse. </p>

DIY inspiration for home and garden

Colleen Zacharias
October 11

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<p>Marc LaBossiere photos / Free Press</p> <p>Outside, the three former window openings are covered in Tyvek and sealed with Tuck tape to protect against the weather.</p>

Making windows disappear

Marc LaBossiere
October 4

Renovation & Design

<p>Dave Hanson photo</p> <p>Top-dress houseplants with Typha for a finished look. It improves moisture retention, too.</p>

Homegrown solution

Colleen Zacharias
October 4

Renovation & Design

<p>The gutters are cleared of any asphalt granules so that we can monitor the shingles&rsquo; condition over the years following the Gonano application process.</p>

The proof will be in the roof

Marc LaBossiere
September 27

Renovation & Design

<p>Colleen Zacharias photo</p> <p>Elizabeth Ochnio with one of the many exotic Brugmansia Angel&rsquo;s Trumpet plants she grows in her garden and overwinters indoors.</p>

How does her garden grow? Spectacularly!

Colleen Zacharias
September 27

Renovation & Design

<p>Marc LaBossiere / Free Press</p> <p>The L-shaped fence section, including the gate, was completed in less than a day.</p>

A fence postscript

Marc LaBossiere
September 20

Renovation & Design

<p>JC Lemay photo</p> <p>Plants are the main focus in this traditional landscape at Les Jardins de M&#233;tis in Grand-M&#233;tis, Que.</p>

Reimagining the garden

Colleen Zacharias
September 20

Renovation & Design

<p>Marc LaBossiere photos / Free Press</p> <p>To avoid added costs due to recent changes in city code, the old driveway approach was retained and topped with asphalt, while the concrete driveway pad was completely replaced.</p>

Finding a new (driveway) approach

Marc LaBossiere
September 13

Renovation & Design

<p>Phil Broomfield photo</p> <p>A traditional cottage garden frames Thomas Hardy&rsquo;s birthplace cob and thatch cottage, built by his great-grandfather in 1800.</p>

Meet the garden history detective

Colleen Zacharias
September 13

Renovation & Design

<p>A close examination revealed that the beam and joists could be recycled for the upgrade.</p>

Bedevilled by bushes

Marc LaBossiere
September 6

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