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To keep cats away from your plants and flowers, chicken wire is certainly one way to keep them off the shrub. You can also try laying down spruce or pine boughs around the base of the shrub. Cats do not like walking on sharp objects such as spruce or pine needles.

SOLUTIONS: Making cats scat from yard, flower beds

Reena Nerbas
April 2

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Dahlia ‘Big Wow’ has spectacular dinner-plate sized blooms.

Flower fever hits city

Colleen Zacharias
March 26

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GRUNDTAL wall organizer

Gadgets to conquer your kitchen clutter

Karen Turner
March 26

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The bathroom has grown increasingly important to time-stressed homeowners as a sanctuary.

Bathroom... or personal sanctuary?

Rachel Naud
March 26

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Ensuites can provide a return of 75 to 100 per cent, says the Appraisal Institute of Canada, giving homeowners the ability to add to the value of their homes.

Bedroom ensuite adds sweet value to home

Gerald Vander Pyl
March 26

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A lovelier loo can be simple to do

Pedro Arrais
March 26

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Heated porcelain tiles make a trendy and dramatic floor option for the bathroom.

Not just for showers anymore

Shawn Hoult
March 26

Renovation & Design

A rectangular dining table provides a sense of tradition and formality, and table leaves help to accommodate varying numbers of guests.

Nothing could be finer

Jane Marshall
March 26

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Older homes have a lot of character -- and that is a great starting point when it comes to decorating.

CONNIE OLIVER: Colour your perspective

Room for change
March 26

Renovation & Design

Take some time this week to recognize the role the plumbing industry plays in your life, and what it does to protect this essential natural resource.

MIKE HOLMES: Plumbing is important to all of us

Mike Holmes
March 26

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Newly installed sump pump in a basement.

ASK THE INSPECTOR: No weeping tiles, wet basement

Ari Marantz
March 26

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