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Helen Chesnut: How to stop critters from befouling beds

Helen Chesnut: How to stop critters from befouling beds

Dear Helen: I have a problem with critters befouling empty vegetable plots at night. Cats came close to despoiling the garlic bed while the planted cloves were rooting and before top growth emerged. F.G. That’s a major problem in many home gardens.
Reena Nerbas: Kitchen tips and tricks

Reena Nerbas: Kitchen tips and tricks

Here are some tips and tricks for kitchen efficiency. • To prevent eyes from watering while cutting onions; set your chopping board close to the sink and have a tap running. Or fill your mouth with water while chopping.
House Beautiful: The WOW! factor

House Beautiful: The WOW! factor

Four centuries ago, a French landscape architect designed an exquisite garden for a chateau called Vaux le Vicomte, using principles of scale and proportion to create extraordinary vistas that looked longer and larger than they actually were.
Decorating for baby

Decorating for baby

Dear Debbie: We are planning our new baby’s room and we would like to purchase furniture and a carpet that will last at least 10 years.
Condo Smarts: Bylaw folly will dog dishonest councillor

Condo Smarts: Bylaw folly will dog dishonest councillor

Dear Tony: Would you please comment on strata council members who do not apply bylaws to themselves as they would to other owners. Our president decided to get a dog that belonged to a family member.
Helen Chesnut: The primrose path

Helen Chesnut: The primrose path

Dear Helen: I’ve noticed several different kinds of double-flowered primroses in garden centres and other plant outlets this spring. I’m wondering whether you can comment on them as garden plants. P.F. Dear P.F.
House Beautiful: The fine art of decor

House Beautiful: The fine art of decor

Some people wear labradorite necklaces, pendants or rings.
Helen Chesnut: Spring 2015 looking stellar

Helen Chesnut: Spring 2015 looking stellar

It’s shaping up to be an elongated spring that began in early February with sheets of crocuses opening their flowers in the sunshine and even some daffodils in bloom.
Debbie Travis: Decor for the guys

Debbie Travis: Decor for the guys

I recently attended Maison et Objet, the annual multicultural lifestyle trade show in Paris. For the uninitiated, this is not for the faint of heart.
Reena Nerbas: Use heat to stretch tight shoe

Reena Nerbas: Use heat to stretch tight shoe

Dear Reena: I purchased a new pair of shoes and when I returned home, I noticed that one shoe fits looser than the other.