Homes
Last Updated: March 19, 2011 12:00am
In the blood
For award-winning London homebuilder Stephen (Steve) DeLange, deja vu is the way to go.
Gardening
Last Updated: March 19, 2011 12:00am
Bad timing won’t cut it
It is critically important to know when to prune your shrubs.
Homes
Last Updated: March 19, 2011 12:00am
HardRock can take a beating
In my habit of testing and reviewing cool products I sometimes overlook secret faves that have proven themselves like heroes.
Homes
Last Updated: March 19, 2011 12:00am
Knowing mortgages can save you big bucks
The Bank of Canada's effort to jump-start the economy by cutting interest rates to historic lows has made the cost of a mortgage the most affordable in decades. With interest rates available for under 4% from many financial institutions, home ownership doesn't have to be a dream.
Homes
Last Updated: March 19, 2011 12:00am
It’s good, clean fun
Make spring cleaning a little less of a chore with a mixed bag of colourful and innovative cleaning products. From the latest in vacuum technology to hip twists on everyday cleaning essentials, these pieces are more than clever - they're good, clean fun.
Homes
Last Updated: March 19, 2011 12:00am
No place like home for Friesen
Sure, working for NBC News is exciting - covering the election of Barack Obama and working as a foreign correspondent - but Dawna Friesen is happy to be back home.
Homes
Last Updated: March 19, 2011 12:00am
Annual financial audits route to go
Q: Our condominium corporation consists of 12 units. Our condominium corporation consists of 12 units.
Homes
Last Updated: March 19, 2011 12:00am
Home can’t always protect us
I've been spending a lot of time in front of the television, watching the devastation in Japan and saying my prayers for the people there. Now we watch and wait and hope they will not have to suffer further.
Gardening
Last Updated: March 12, 2011 12:00am
Soil and filter
Walking from the biting, winter wind into the greenhouse was like stepping into a tropical paradise without the airport hassle. The air was moist and warm with a mix of earthy and floral scents.
Gardening
Last Updated: March 12, 2011 12:00am
Taste of spring a most appealing offer
After a winter of ice and snow, walking into acres of green gardenscapes, seeing and smelling banks of blooming plants and hearing the burble of falling water can be a sensory overload. But what pleasure.
Homes
Last Updated: March 12, 2011 12:00am
Action now helps prevent hazards
Though you might think it's too early to consider trimming the trees around your house, now is actually a good time to consider such an activity. Although trees are generally a desirable feature of home landscaping, they can pose threats to people and buildings.
Homes
Last Updated: March 12, 2011 12:00am
Hire expert for home elevator
Traditionally, an elevator or lift in a private residence has been viewed as an expensive luxury, exclusively for wheelchair users.
Homes
Last Updated: March 12, 2011 12:00am
Alarms help protect home from fire, theft
Two benefits of buying a new home are the built-in "safety and security factors."
Homes
Last Updated: March 12, 2011 12:00am
Inspiration drawn from all time zones
With daylight saving time about to begin (hello there, Mr. Sunshine!) we thought we'd time-travel around the globe.
Homes
Last Updated: March 12, 2011 12:00am
Shall we dine – someplace or other?
Should your home include a formal dining room or not?
Homes
Last Updated: March 12, 2011 12:00am
Breathtaking views await
This 9,100-square-foot home is bordered by Grant Teton National Park on three sides and Bridger Teton National Forest on the other.
Gardening
Last Updated: March 12, 2011 12:00am
Plenty of work to do before planting
OK, I'm ready for spring. The calendar says spring arrives March 20, but we know here in Ontario it doesn't happen that soon.
Homes
Last Updated: March 5, 2011 12:00am
Tir Nan Og
Many folks build their own houses, meaning they work with a construction firm to customize an architect's plan, choose finishes and have it erected on the lot of their choice.
Homes
Last Updated: March 5, 2011 12:00am
Device uncovers truth: we’re bumsitters
How are those New Year's fitness resolutions holding up? Still gung-ho?
Homes
Last Updated: March 5, 2011 12:00am
Home builders seek tax breaks for buyers
A delegation of more than 600 people, including representatives from London, gathered recently in balmy Banff, Alta., to debate, discuss and plot strategy about the key issues facing the residential construction industry in its quest to provide quality affordable housing for fellow Canadians.
Homes
Last Updated: March 5, 2011 12:00am
Art projects fun way to manage stress
We all have stress in our lives, some more than others. But it's really not the amount of stress you have to endure that matters, it's how you deal with it. What is your release?
Gardening
Last Updated: March 5, 2011 12:00am
Handle seedlings by leaves, not stem
A few weeks back I talked about starting seeds. Now is time to look at the after care seedlings require before they get transplanted into the garden.
Homes
Last Updated: March 5, 2011 12:00am
Strong cleaning odours aggravate asthma
I suffer from severe asthma, and the strong cleaning odours from the lobby, elevator and other common areas cause me to increase use of my asthma pumps.
Gardening
Last Updated: February 26, 2011 12:00am
A vegetable garden? Try growing up!
Vertical gardening helps you get more vegetables from the same space. You get more from your garden by growing upward, instead of outward. And that means you don't need to spend time making and maintaining a bigger garden.