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Gardening help in the palm of your hand: 5 apps, phone tips

Gardening help in the palm of your hand: 5 apps, phone tips

You’re in your garden and notice a beautiful, new-to-you flower that has popped up somewhere unexpected — pull it or leave it?
Pretty but toxic: Watch toddlers around these houseplants

Pretty but toxic: Watch toddlers around these houseplants

When visiting friends or family who have both houseplants and young children, I’ve been compared to “Aunt Bonnie” from the Geico commercial “Aunt Infestation.”
Breathe easy: Why indoor air quality matters, and how to get it

Breathe easy: Why indoor air quality matters, and how to get it

Indoor air quality is a vital aspect of any healthy home or business.
Family business

Family business

Confortis thrive as a family and as work mates
Wondering how to get those counters really clean?

Wondering how to get those counters really clean?

Restore your natural stone + tile surfaces with a deep clean and seal
Backyard burning banned in Nanaimo without permit

Backyard burning banned in Nanaimo without permit

Burning yard waste only allowed with permit during April and November
Coastal Black celebrates first annual tulip festival

Coastal Black celebrates first annual tulip festival

Tulips symbolize perfect love, rebirth, and charity. Their simple yet striking colours make them one of the most popular flowers worldwide. Even their colours have meaning – red means love, white means forgiveness, purple stands for elegance, and yellow for hope and happiness.
Vancouver Island farm to be featured on cable network series

Vancouver Island farm to be featured on cable network series

Royston’s Innisfree Farm featured on Vision TV’s Visionary Gardeners
Where time stands still

Where time stands still

Timeless design preserves character of this beautiful heritage home
Movie night, family game night, or family gathering: your furniture should work for how you live

Movie night, family game night, or family gathering: your furniture should work for how you live

Because people are spending more time at home, our home spaces are being pressed into service in many different ways. Even as the pandemic shows signs of slowing down, many folks are planning on a more intimate holiday season than in past years, and the focus has shifted to time together with loved ones rather than big gatherings.
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