Home and Garden

The PNE Prize Home has been built in Langley for the second year in a row. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Langley’s PNE Prize Home about to open for public tours

Anyone can check out the home, whether they are buying a ticket or just looking

 

At the South Surrey Garden Club’s annual plant sale, club members wear brightly coloured hats so visitors can easily find someone to help them select the perfect plant(s). This year’s sale happens from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday (May 13) at St. Mark’s Anglican Church. (Doug Robinson photo)

South Surrey annual plant sale place to be for green thumbs Saturday

Two other Peninsula plants sales also set for May 13

 

This May 3, 2023 image provided by Jessica Damiano shows tall grass and weeds growing in an unmowed lawn in Glen Head, NY. (Jessica Damiano via AP)

No Mow May? Good intentions, bad approach, critics say

Columnist says homeowners abstaining from mowing their lawns during the month is a terrible idea

 

Actress Pamela Anderson arrives at an awards ceremony in Paris, France, Sunday, May 19, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Francois Mori

Pamela Anderson joins Food Network Canada, while HGTV Canada renews ‘Garden of Eden’

Pamela Anderson is bringing her passion for plant-based food to Food Network…

Actress Pamela Anderson arrives at an awards ceremony in Paris, France, Sunday, May 19, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Francois Mori
This 2021 image provided by LeighAnn Ferrara shows Ferrara’s young son as he watches a rabbit on a grassy patch of his White Plains, N.Y., yard, which is surrounded by planting beds of flowers, vegetables and trees. Many people are converting parts of their grass lawns into more diverse plantings. (LeighAnn Ferrara via AP

North America’s love affair with the lawn is getting messy

Some homeowners seeing a well-manicured lawn as an anachronism, even a threat

This 2021 image provided by LeighAnn Ferrara shows Ferrara’s young son as he watches a rabbit on a grassy patch of his White Plains, N.Y., yard, which is surrounded by planting beds of flowers, vegetables and trees. Many people are converting parts of their grass lawns into more diverse plantings. (LeighAnn Ferrara via AP
February 2, 2022 - Debra Schulze, owner of Khaya Home Decor in Duncan, photographed at her store. Don Denton photo

Life and style with Debra Schulze

Khaya Home Decor owner makes a lifestyle change

  • Mar 21, 2022
February 2, 2022 - Debra Schulze, owner of Khaya Home Decor in Duncan, photographed at her store. Don Denton photo
Rising energy costs have many homeowners considering how to get more for their heating dollars. More and more, the answer to that question is a heat pump.

Rebates up to $11,000 now available on heat pumps for BC homes

Considering a heat pump for your home? Here’s what you need to know

  • Dec 20, 2021
Rising energy costs have many homeowners considering how to get more for their heating dollars. More and more, the answer to that question is a heat pump.
Couple’s love of Oak Bay Beach Hotel leads to purchase of strata unit

Couple’s love of Oak Bay Beach Hotel leads to purchase of strata unit

The best of both worlds in hotel condo

  • Dec 11, 2019
Couple’s love of Oak Bay Beach Hotel leads to purchase of strata unit