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How The Winter Season Can Affect Your Garden Crops And How To Stop It
Whether you’ve grown many plants during winter, or this is the first time taking on this season, there are a few things to consider about how your crops will be affected. Sadly, you can’t quite leave your crops to grow in their own time during the cold weather, you’ll have to keep a close eye and assist. There are a range of vegetables you can grow during these cold months, that are much more sustainable than during the summer months. Vegetables such as parsnips are one such example. Cell Destruction Explained When it gets colder, our plants, flowers and crops can struggle to grow, sometimes outright dying off. The reason…
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4 Ways to Keep Your Home Warm on a Budget
If you want to lead a safe, comfortable, and healthy lifestyle, you need to keep your home warm. Unfortunately, performing this crucial task is always going to come at a price. Heating isn’t free, which means that you will have to shell out cash on your boiler bill from time to time. Keeping yourself and your family warm need not necessarily be an expensive endeavour, though. There are a whole host of cost-effective routes that you can take in your attempt to heat your home, four of which include: Take advantage of your curtains If you use them correctly, your curtains can end up playing a key role in your…
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5 Tips For Moving With Kids
Moving house at any time of life is always a stressful experience but when you add young kids into the equation it makes things significantly more difficult. However, there are definitely things you can do to reduce the stress and have as harmonious a move as possible. Here are my top 5 tips: Take steps to ease the transition Moving house can be stressful for kids – children thrive on routine and stability and for some, moving house can be a scary experience. It’s important to talk to kids throughout the process. Let them know why you are moving, show them photos of your new house, get them excited. Talk…
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5 Easy Ways to Transform Your Garden and Patio
Whether you are trying to increase the value of your house before putting it up for sale, or you want to have a more functional back garden, investing in some garden and patio upgrades is highly recommended. You get a lot more for your investment, plus there are a lot of great deals to seize at the moment too. Boosting your property’s patio appeal can be done in many different ways – here are some great ideas for overhauling your garden . Even without a complete relandscaping, there are little changes and things you can add that will have a great impact. Eager to get started? Here are 5 easy…
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Bedroom Hacks: Solutions for Your Messy Bedroom
The bedroom is said to be an integral part of every person’s identity, and it reflects their personality. It will define what kind of person you are. If you have a well-organised and clean bedroom, then so your personality is. On the contrary, a messy bedroom is an overwhelming issue, especially for those who are always busy. But we should always find time to clean our room. No matter the circumstance, cleaning should be a habit. Here are some simple solutions for your messy bedroom that will help you ease your stress. Declutter regularly Go through all your drawers, and remove the items that you no longer use or are…
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Time is Running Out for you to Cut your Trees
Time is not on your side. As homeowners or gardeners in the UK, we have a small window where we are legally allowed to cut, trim or remove trees from our land. Why is this? The Bird nesting season. Officially, the birds nesting season runs from March to August, with the busiest time being from 1st March until 31st July. However, dates may vary depending on the bird species. At the beginning of the season, there is some leeway. If you have deciduous* trees and it is clear that there are no birds nesting, you could carry out the necessary tree work. Ground Nesting Birds Please be aware that the…
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From No To Yes: Navigating Rejection When Buying A House
Being declined for a mortgage can be crippling. Just like that, your dreams of home ownership feel like they’re gone forever. Whether you were half-expecting problems or thought you would have a smooth ride, you’ve likely looked at the houses out there already (because who can help themselves?) and got your hopes up that everything would be okay. In a sense, we’ve got good news for you – everything can be okay, despite this setback. In fact, the vast majority of buyers who receive rejection go on to buy without any trouble. The main thing to do here is think forward, and not let that rejection stop you. Rather, you…
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When you need extra space in your home, is it better to extend or to move?
There are lots of reasons why we might find ourselves needing more space in our home – a new baby, an elderly relative moving in, and commonly – especially in these strange times – the need to have a suitable space in which to work from home. If your current home no longer fits the bill for what you need it for, then it’s time to ask the question: should I move house or should I extend my current space? Here are some factors to consider when deciding what to do. Cost Generally speaking – all other things being equal – moving home to a bigger home is more expensive…
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Struggling To Get It Over The Line? How To Make The Awkward House-Buying Process A Little Easier
If you’ve ever tried to purchase a home, then you’ll know how tedious it can be. While there are many instances where everything falls into place, the majority of transactions have a few bumps in the road. You need to make sure you have everything handled on your end while hoping that the chain doesn’t break along the way – if there is a chain of circumstances, of course. If you’re currently going through a sticky patch and are struggling to get the deal over the line, then it can be very frustrating. It can feel as though the situation is dragging and you don’t really know how to break…
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Four Steps To Take Own a Home by 2022
Have you been renewing your New Year resolution of owning a home? 2021 is the year you realize your dreams. Here is the breakdown of how you can easily own your home this year: Scout for Your House What comes to mind when you think of your perfect home? Is it the green backyard, a beautiful patio, several bathrooms, or a well-furnished house? Everyone’s priorities differ when it comes to choosing your home. Moms will mostly prefer a spacious kitchen and enough playing space for the kids. It is important to window shop the listings for your potential home. Visit the houses for verification and clarification. Let the beauty of…
