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Helen Chesnut: Take pride in your brown lawn
Until recently, two properties on the block still displayed bright green, amply watered lawns and boulevards. My next-door neighbour was one.
Jul 25, 2015 6:00 AM
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Debbie Travis: Don’t worry if fun finds don’t fit your decor
Dear Debbie: I fell in love with a light fixture when shopping for some replacement lighting for our home. But it’s far too modern for the rest of our home’s country-style decor.
Jul 18, 2015 6:00 AM
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Helen Chesnut: Haze provided cool window for seed sowing
It was a perfect ending for a hard-slogging gardening day as I lowered my grimy self into the sparkling clear, sun-flecked water at a nearby beach. A swim brought deliverance from the heat and restored needed energy.
Jul 18, 2015 6:00 AM
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Condo Smarts: Purchasers need to shell out for Form B to protect themselves
Dear Tony: We purchased a great condo in an older building on the North Shore. We have run into an issue with the strata council and we would like to resolve this as amicably as possible to avoid any conflict with our neighbours.
Jul 15, 2015 6:00 AM
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Cilantro flowers feed pest predators
I stepped into the back garden to check on the tomatoes and was immediately diverted by a nearby carpet of flowering thyme that appeared to be moving. It was, with the rapid movement of bees among the blossoms.
Jul 11, 2015 6:32 AM
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Debbie Travis: Life on the road calls for rugged, yet cheerful design
Dear Debbie:We have retired to an Airstream trailer so that we can travel around the country.
Jul 11, 2015 6:00 AM
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Helen Chesnut: Distorted buds victims of daylily gall midge
Dear Helen: I have a few broad, congested clumps of bearded iris that need splitting up even though they did produce flowers this year. When should this division be done, and how?F.L.
Jul 7, 2015 5:32 PM
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House Beautiful: A do-over for a waterfront Salt Spring home
The sloping waterfront property on Salt Spring Island was very appealing to its new owners because of its southwest exposure and the way the house snuggles into the rocky slope. But major structural changes were necessary, said builder Derek Sowden.
Jul 4, 2015 6:00 AM
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Helen Chesnut: Lucky gardener foils deer with garlic
On the Cowichan Garden Tour last month I spoke with a gardener who has successfully protected a group of hostas and a prized clematis from deer browsing by planting garlic at the two sites.
Jul 4, 2015 6:00 AM
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Condo smarts: Common property outlined in bylaws
Dear Tony: When I bought my home in 2005, I was told by the seller, who was the president of council at the time, I was responsible for my limited common property garden areas around my patio.
Jun 30, 2015 6:00 AM
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