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A shop to excite gardeners

July 27, 2012June 8, 2014 Lorraine Flanigan Beth Edney, column, Designs by the Yard, Garden Design, gardening, Home and Garden, Landscape Design, Lorraine Flanigan

Designs by the Yard destined to be a hit says Town Crier Columnist

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Plants to get your garden noticed

July 24, 2012June 8, 2014 Leigh Cavanaugh Agapanthus, Cana, Celosia, Dahlia, Flowers, Fuscia, gardening, Home and Garden, Love-Lies-Bleeding, Passion Flower, Plants

These beauties are sure to have heads turning

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A garden that’s got it made in the shade

July 3, 2012June 8, 2014 Leigh Cavanaugh gardening, Home and Garden, Shade, Tips, Types of Plants

Lack of sun is no excuse not to have a beautiful yard

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Give your clematis a ponytail

June 18, 2012June 8, 2014 Lorraine Flanigan Clematis, column, gardening, Home and Garden, Lorraine Flanigan, Pruning, Raymond Evison

Plant breeder pioneers new pruning technique

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Going inside out

June 1, 2012June 8, 2014 Ann Ruppenstein Home and Garden, home decor, Janette Ewen, Style, Tips

Stylist explains how beauty is so much more than decor-deep

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Frankie flowers your garden

May 18, 2012June 8, 2014 Omar Mosleh Frank Ferragine, Frankie Flowers, Gardening Tips, Healthy Garden, Home and Garden, Pruning, Soil, watering

TV gardening expert offers five helpful hints

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So many garden choices for spring

May 14, 2012June 8, 2014 Lorraine Flanigan Annuals, City Gardening, column, Garden Ideas, Home and Garden, Lorraine Flanigan, Mosquitos, New Plants, perennials, Pots, Shrubs

Some seasonal favourites for the space-strapped and impatient

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Find your own recycled inspiration

April 20, 2012June 8, 2014 Lorraine Flanigan Canada Blooms, City Gardening, column, Garden Styling, Home and Garden, Lorraine Flanigan

Salvaged items can add style to your garden

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Man caves’ popularity not limited just to men

April 20, 2012June 8, 2014 Nadia Hussein decor, Derek Price, home, Home and Garden, interior design, Man Caves, Michelle Lavoie

Designer says he’s seen wives get into helping design the space

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It’s blooming time

March 14, 2012June 8, 2014 Lorraine Flanigan Canada Blooms, City Gardening, column, Home and Garden, Lorraine Flanigan, National Home Show

City Gardening

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Recycling the Earth

March 14, 2012June 8, 2014 Meagan Bowden Compost Council Of Canada, Composting, green bins, Home and Garden, Susan Antler

Composting a logical alternative to Green Bins

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Blogs to fertilize your mind

February 24, 2012June 8, 2014 Lorraine Flanigan City Gardening, Cold Climate Gardening, column, Garden Blogs, Garden Rant, gardening, Greensparrow Gardens, Home and Garden, Lorraine Flanigan, Toronto Gardens, TransAtlantic Gardener, Urban Gardens

A growing list of social media helps while away the winter months

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Fireplace safety — what to do

January 5, 2012June 8, 2014 Shaheer Choudhury fireplace, Home and Garden

Tips for taking care of gas and wood-burning fireplaces

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Don’t let winter chill your decor

December 15, 2011June 8, 2014 Shaheer Choudhury Andrew Furman, decor, Home and Garden, interior design, Laura McLellan, Lighting, Lux Design

There’s plenty of warmth you can introduce to your home over the next few months

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Heated over hydro bills? Cool down

November 9, 2011February 25, 2021 Tristan Carter Bill Blair, Caruk Group, Dan Harris, Direct Energy, Don Valley East, Handyman Superstar Challenge, Home and Garden, hydro rates, Jim Caruk, Ontario Power Authority, Real Renos, Shelley Carroll, Toronto Hydro, Ward 33

There are plenty of ways to conserve and save

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Streeter News, Views and Things To Do are selected from neighbourhoods across Toronto. For local news only, see our community pages:

• The Beach
• Cabbagetown
• Don Mills
• East Danforth
• East York
• Forest Hill
• Leaside
• Leslieville
• North Toronto
• Parkview-O’Connor
• Riverdale
• Upper Beaches
• Woodbine Heights

We are adding more communities and more features daily. Check back for news, views and things to do in your neighbourhood.

That was then.

Empringham Hotel 1903
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From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020February 6, 2023 Eric McMillan

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danforth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

Queen and Waverley 1903
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Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020March 4, 2020 Eric McMillan
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
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When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Eric McMillan
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
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Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric McMillan

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