Homes

Dear Reena: There is a hazy film that covers the windows of my car. I have washed them with window cleaners but the film always comes back. What can I use to end this? Jeannine Dear Jeannine: Many car experts use rubbing alcohol to shine car windows.

The 2015 Seed Savers Exchange catalogue of heirloom seeds celebrates 40 years of “Passing on our garden heritage.” Diane Ott Whealy, co-founder, says “It all started with Grandpa Ott’s morning glories,” whose seed pods she helped gather as a child.

Dear Debbie: We enjoy DIY projects and are looking for some fresh ideas for storage or shelves in our kids’ bedrooms.

Dear Tony: We have seen a few articles and interviews on the new organic waste requirements. Our strata corporation is a 32-unit apartment building with no underground parking. Our rental building was converted to condos in 1975.

Dear Helen: I’d like to delve into the colourful world of calla lilies. I’ve admired these beautiful flowers in pots and want to try a few.

With 20 more pages than last year, more than 150 new items and expanded amounts of gardening information, the 2015 West Coast Seeds Gardening Guide is better than ever.

Dear Reena: One of my daughter’s winter gloves has melted wax on it. It is made with nylon fabric and has faux fur trim on the edge. I don’t want to wash it in the machine.

Bill Weber is no stranger to creating unique spaces — mega mansions, upscale restaurants and glamorous hotel lobbies.

Dear Tony: How does a strata corporation legally enforce a rental bylaw when they don’t have an inventory of rentals and no one knows how long units have been rented by different owners? Our strata council has taken the viewpoint that once you are gr

Dear Helen: I’ve been having problems with runner bean plantings not setting pods. It’s a puzzle, because the pole beans always grow and produce well. I am presuming that runner and pole beans have similar requirements. L.E. Dear L.E.