– by Lisa and Mike Dunsmuir, Step One Design – Move over CFL … LED is here! All you sports fans can breathe a sigh of relief: I’m talking about compact fluorescent fixtures, not a major sports league. Let me climb up on my pedestal for a moment. The lighting industry took a serious step […]
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– by Colin Eaton, Garden City Tree and Landscape Ltd. – Irrigation has come a long way in a short period of time. Here are six solid reasons why you should consider a professionally-installed irrigation system or upgrading your existing system: • Unless you like getting up at 6 a.m. several times a week, for
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– Story by Barry Mathias | Photography by RealMark Solutions – The two-acre property is situated in a flat landscape that once had been farmland. There is a “sold” sign outside. I turn off the quiet road onto a curving gravel driveway with smart, white curbing, and arrive at a distinctive two storey grey and
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– story by Deborah Rogers; photography by www.nuttycake.com – It’s a war m and sunny evening when I meet Susan and Len at their idiosyncratic North Saanich home. You could easily miss it, nestled as it is amongst the trees at the edge of the lagoon. The house is just over two years old now. From
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– by Dana Waite – Deer are here and there but not everywhere. I know this because whenever I visit a garden and its caretaker I always ask The Question: “Do you have deer?” It’s true that in some locales around Victoria and Sidney, those controversial critters have not left their hoof marks or excrement
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