Homes

Weather, cost, physical condition will determine your best choices

The word "recycle" usually conjures up images of blue boxes piled with newspapers, glass and metal cans.

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Baking soda, vinegar, club soda provide gentle cleaning options

Lynne Mapes-Riordan of Evanston, Illinois, hopes women will one day serve as Roman Catholic deacons. After 800 years, she could be one of the first. Growing up, she never gave ordination a second thought.

Second-hand materials will stretch your home-improvement budget

Cordless window treatments are the safest bets for kids' rooms

Lighting fixtures help add style, colour and fun

Who needs a yard? William Moss believes you can grow food almost anywhere. Moss is a horticultural educator who has appeared on TV shows such as HGTV's Dig In.

In spite of the iffy weather during growing season, the garden produces a healthy crop