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<p>Matthew Mead / Associated Press files</p><p>Want soft, scoopable ice cream? Put your ice cream carton inside a freezer bag.</p>

Freezer bag saves your ice cream from freezer burn

Reena Nerbas 
May 6

Renovation & Design

<p>Michael Allen / Winnipeg Free Press</p><p>Black ash trees dominate the landscape throughout southern and many areas of central Manitoba. Unfortunately, these trees will fall pray to the emerald ash borer.</p>

Prepare your property for the emerald ash borer

Michael Allen
May 6

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<p>Fotolia</p><p>Unless handled correctly, closing off a cold room may just be replacing one moisture problem for another.</p>

Concrete porchabove root cellarasking for trouble

Ari Marantz 
May 6

Renovation & Design

<p>A small table offers space for your keys, mail and other odds and ends, but it can also be used to display decor.</p>

Setting up a good first impression

Jonathan Steinitz
May 6

Renovation & Design

Blooming in mid-season, Paul M. Wild peony has ruby-red fully double blooms, making it a choice cut flower for Alaska growers.

Alaska's finest flowers

Colleen Zacharias
April 29

Renovation & Design

<p>LAURIE MUSTARD / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS</p><p>Compare and contrast: the saw blade above is one big, honkin' tool. The smaller Ryobi you see beside it is a lot more manageable.</p>

My shed is an island of misfit tools

Laurie Mustard
April 29

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<p>Johnson Controls Inc. / The Associated Press files</p><p>A fresh-air intake duct in the area near your furnace helps ensure safe operation.</p>

How much fresh air does your home need?

Ari Marantz 
April 29

Renovation & Design

<p>Larry Steagall / The Associated Press files</p><p>Having more than one feeder is the best way to get hummingbirds to come around.</p>

Feeders to make those birds hum

Reena Nerbas 
April 29

Renovation & Design

<p>Photos by Marc LaBossiere</p><p>When closing in a ceiling is not an option, the suspended ceiling is a clean and attractive alternative that allows you access to services above the tiles. </p></p>

Sometimes only a suspended ceiling will do

Marc LaBossiere
April 29

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<p>iStock fotolinchen</p><p>As rainfall causes water to flow, a rock-swale creates a water channel, capturing the water so that it slowly percolates into the ground, slowing down the runoff process.</p>

Techniques to make the water walk

Colleen Zacharias
April 22

Renovation & Design

<p>Marc LaBossiere / Winnipeg Free Press</p><p>A view of Daniela Wightman's completed deck.</p></p>

Fabulous deck the answer to magical question

Marc LaBossiere
April 22

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