June 2003

A Grand Design

By Judy Ross

Down to the stud walls and back up again, this turn-of-the-century cottage gets a heritage makeover.

The Natural Garden: Part 2

By Lorraine Johnson

Ground Rules – The dirt on planting a beautiful cottage garden.

All Creatures Great and Small

By Bonnie Schiedel

A cottage-country wildlife rehabilitator helps needy animals get back on their feet again.

Picking Up Steam

By Sydney Loney

A family’s passion for fire-powered steamboats spans three generations.

The Back 31

By Charles Wilkins

We believed the swamp existed for the animals, and birds, and us – and we wanted to keep it that way. An investment in uselessness.

Hanging Out

By Wayne Lennox

Suspended from porch rafters or a free-standing frame, our cottage swing really rocks.

Grilling Gourmet

By Jane Rodmell

Six BBQ masters share favourite recipes guaranteed to make you flip.

Puttering

Task Master: Silencing squeaky floors
Real Tools: The all-seeing stud finder
Materials: Ladders that’ll take you to the top
In the Works: The fire extinguisher dissected
Job Jar: Evicting eave-dwelling bees Great Inventions: Soggy-doggy ramp; dock jack

Also in this issue:

On the Waterfront
Cottage Watch
Cottage Q&A
Cottage Coup
Cottage Finds
Cottage Design
Nature Scrapbook
Weekender