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Condo Smarts: Don’t be deceived by a property owner’s disclosure

Condo Smarts: Don’t be deceived by a property owner’s disclosure

Request all reports and information relevant to your purchasing decision.
Helen Chesnut: Growing a remedy for food insecurity

Helen Chesnut: Growing a remedy for food insecurity

The ultimate path to adequate supply is to grow more food where people live
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: How do I get more passion flower blooms?

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: How do I get more passion flower blooms?

Any forking that develops in carrots takes place most often at the roots’ lower ends, usually because of some small obstructions in the soil.
Condo Smarts: Strata must establish bylaw for surveillance

Condo Smarts: Strata must establish bylaw for surveillance

The privacy of residents and their visitors must be protected.
Helen Chesnut: Bushy begonia benefits from watering, indoor site

Helen Chesnut: Bushy begonia benefits from watering, indoor site

Instead of storing the tuber for the winter, Sheila keeps her plant growing indoors
House Beautiful: Tiny, ramshackle house gets new, grand personality

House Beautiful: Tiny, ramshackle house gets new, grand personality

Vision and resolve turned a crumbling, rat-infested building into a charming, elegant home for three generations.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Don't move cactus once buds appear

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Don't move cactus once buds appear

Sudden changes in temperature, or in light and soil moisture levels, can also instigate or compound the shedding of some flower buds.
Condo Smarts: All stratas must file proper address

Condo Smarts: All stratas must file proper address

This address is used for any type of notice to the strata corporation
Helen Chesnut: Fluffy leaves make light work of autumn task

Helen Chesnut: Fluffy leaves make light work of autumn task

The newly fallen, dry leaves were a treat to scoop up
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Seed sources for fave tomatoes

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Seed sources for fave tomatoes

Little Napoli is a compact plant ideal for growing in pots. Sun Dipper is a tall, slender staking tomato with surprisingly flavourful ornage fruits.