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![When Bentley reaches out and asks if Grasso’s Garage has any stables open for a weekend test, we always make room. With over 95 different exterior color options, the 2024 Bentley Continental GT S enters Grasso’s Garage wrapped in a magnificent Magenta exterior. When Bentley reaches out and asks if Grasso’s Garage has any stables open for a weekend test, we always make room. With over 95 different exterior color options, the 2024 Bentley Continental GT S enters Grasso’s Garage wrapped in a magnificent Magenta exterior.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_6465.jpg?w=117)
Grasso’s Garage: 2024 Bentley Continental GT S brings fantasyland to reality
When Bentley reaches out and asks if Grasso’s Garage has any stables open for a...
![About now the gardens should be planted, and it is time to turn our attention to the trees and shrubs on the property. About now the gardens should be planted, and it is time to turn our attention to the trees and shrubs on the property.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/thc-l-opedgardensuckers-01.jpg?w=66)
Why you need to remove suckers and water sprouts in CT yards while pruning
About now the gardens should be planted, and it is time to turn our attention...
![Houses are just like you and me. As they age, they develop wrinkles or cracks. Some people don’t like wrinkled skin. Just as Ponce de León was searching for the fountain of youth, many people look for products to recreate their smooth teenage skin. Home centers sell tons of crack-filling products each year that homeowners […] Houses are just like you and me. As they age, they develop wrinkles or cracks. Some people don’t like wrinkled skin. Just as Ponce de León was searching for the fountain of youth, many people look for products to recreate their smooth teenage skin. Home centers sell tons of crack-filling products each year that homeowners […]](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/202406251658TMS_____ASKBILDR_47310_bc-ask-builder-20240628-MCT.jpg?w=66)
Ask the Builder: Before repairing cracks, pinpoint the cause
Houses are just like you and me. As they age, they develop wrinkles or cracks....
![As I look back on the decades of giving advice to homeowners like you, one thing stands out in my mind. I’ve always tried my best to tell you the truth about how hard or easy some task might be. That’s the opposite tact of most of home improvement entertainment shows I see on TV. […] As I look back on the decades of giving advice to homeowners like you, one thing stands out in my mind. I’ve always tried my best to tell you the truth about how hard or easy some task might be. That’s the opposite tact of most of home improvement entertainment shows I see on TV. […]](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/202406201842TMS_____ASKBILDR_40459_ask-builder-MCT-1.jpg?w=117)
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Ask the Builder: Contemplating a DIY house build? Be careful!
As I look back on the decades of giving advice to homeowners like you, one...
![As Range Rover enters Grasso Garage, this week is all about class and luxury while still maintaining a decent price point. As Range Rover enters Grasso Garage, this week is all about class and luxury while still maintaining a decent price point.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_6443.jpg?w=117)
Grasso’s Garage: 2024 Range Rover Evoque is classy and priced right
As Range Rover enters Grasso Garage, this week is all about class and luxury while...
![The real question is where do we go from here. For the fish, it was species after species of Glofish, and for me, the novelty started wearing off. The real question is where do we go from here. For the fish, it was species after species of Glofish, and for me, the novelty started wearing off.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Petunia-ML-1.jpg?w=66)
Yes CT, there really are glow-in-the-dark flowers. Why they light up the night.
The real question is where do we go from here. For the fish, it was...
![The inspiration for this column came to me one Sunday morning as I was greeting people at our church, where my wife and I are ushers. In between people dashing through the door to avoid the drops of rain falling from the steel-gray clouds, I looked across the street. A project at a multifamily building […] The inspiration for this column came to me one Sunday morning as I was greeting people at our church, where my wife and I are ushers. In between people dashing through the door to avoid the drops of rain falling from the steel-gray clouds, I looked across the street. A project at a multifamily building […]](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/202406121757TMS_____ASKBILDR_01046_ask-builder-MCT.jpg?w=117)
Ask the Builder: Building with wood? Here’s how to prevent rot
The inspiration for this column came to me one Sunday morning as I was greeting...
![As Polaris wants a slice of the review, they enter Grasso’s Garage with one fun machine; the 2024 Polaris Xpedition XP 5 Northstar. As Polaris wants a slice of the review, they enter Grasso’s Garage with one fun machine; the 2024 Polaris Xpedition XP 5 Northstar.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_6199-1.jpg?w=117)
Grasso’s Garage: 2024 Polaris XPedition XP 5 Northstar over the top off-roading
As Polaris wants a slice of the review, they enter Grasso’s Garage with one fun...
![Wine Walkabout—Santa Barbara, 'Sideways' style Wine Walkabout—Santa Barbara, 'Sideways' style](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PXL_20240604_151559139.PORTRAIT2.jpg?w=85)
Wine Walkabout—Santa Barbara, ‘Sideways’ style
Long Island Wine Country was a blast, but it's time to grab your seats on...
![You might assume, since I write a column about home improvement, that my house is perfect in every way. You’d be wrong. I suffer from a condition where I know how to do 99 percent of the projects around my house. You might assume, since I write a column about home improvement, that my house is perfect in every way. You’d be wrong. I suffer from a condition where I know how to do 99 percent of the projects around my house.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/202406061303TMS_____ASKBILDR_52012_BIZ-ASK-THE-BUILDER-MCT.jpg?w=66)
Ask the Builder: An asphalt driveway restoration project
You might assume, since I write a column about home improvement, that my house is...