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<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

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<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

Renovation & Design

<p>Terra Nova Nurseries photo</p> <p>A long-lived perennial, Bergenia Vintage Rose features glossy leaves and large clusters of bright rose flowers in spring.</p>

A front yard is reborn

Colleen Zacharias
September 6

Renovation & Design

<p>MARC LABOSSIERE PHOTOS / FREE PRESS</p> <p>This four-by-eight-foot shed is nestled in a convenient location adjacent to the family&rsquo;s garage.</p>

Some assembly required

Marc LaBossiere
August 30

Renovation & Design

<p>Plantipp BV</p> <p>Hosta Silly String has a tidy, mophead habit and intensely wavy, blue-green leaves.</p>

10 beautiful plants to plant now

Colleen Zacharias
August 23

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