Homes

Seed pansies and violas indoors in late winter and in mid-July for transplants to bloom during autumn and winter before full flowering in spring.

When we want to add color to the garden, most of us set our sights on flowers. But many leaf-forward plants can outlast and even outcompete those with colorful blossoms. For starters, foliage plants don’t wax and wane or have a limited bloom time.

Time to complete spring projects that help to smooth the passage to summer in the garden.

Depreciation reports will now have a five-year renewal cycle

After the death of their father in 2019, Amy Mushinski and her sister Dawn wanted to honour his wish that they keep the Scarborough, Ont., home they inherited rather than selling it to a new owner.

One example, Epimedium (barrenwort, bishop’s hat), forms dense carpets of heart-shaped leaves and delicate flowers like miniature columbines appear in spring.

When I was a kid, I used to help my mother clear leaves the old-fashioned way — with a rake. These days, I don’t see many rakes in my neighborhood.

Strata corporation has no choice but to collect the strata fees

Time to complete several major vegetable seedings and set up lengths of fencing to support later plantings

Third renovation on Prospect Lake moves couple to their perfect piece of paradise.