Garden
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How To Decorate Your Poolside On A Budget
A pool is one of the best features any home can have. However, they come with a hefty price. Apart from the installation fees, maintaining a pool can also be costly. And since you’re already spending money to keep your pool in excellent condition, would it be nice to find budget-friendly ways to decorate the area? A trip to the tropics is evoked by the sight of straw hats and rattan furniture. A wicker sun lounge might be a good fit if you’re looking for the perfect décor with excellent functionality. You can also improve the atmosphere by bringing in extra greenery. Your poolside greatly defines how the entire space…
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5 Sustainable Strategies To Enhance Your Home’s Curb Appeal
Many homeowners are now realising the importance of improving the exterior of their houses. However, some of the most common methods suggest using excessive amounts of water and electricity or unnecessary chemicals. This guide includes five sustainable ideas you can use to boost the appeal of your house and introduce a greener lifestyle. Incorporate Plants And Trees Introducing greenery will help you add variety to your outdoor space. Consider finding drought-tolerant plants as they would require less water and time. Some suggestions you can explore include lavender, salvia, blanket flower and zinnia. In order to reduce your carbon footprint, you could consider integrating some trees. They will release oxygen, protect…
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3 Bicester Driveway Ideas To Suit Any Budget
Your driveway is the first thing anyone visiting your home will see, and a well-maintained driveway is crucial in order to make the best first impression on your guests. Keeping your driveway in good condition also ensures that it continues to function as intended, without any massive potholes damaging your car. If you’re looking to improve or refurbish your driveway in Bicester but need to stick to a budget, we have some great ideas to help you create a beautiful driveway without breaking the bank. Natural Earth The simple natural earth driveway, also known as a permeable driveway, is a fantastic option when you’re on a budget with beautiful results. This…
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How To Care For Your Fruit Trees
Protecting fruit trees usually means preventing the fruit from being eaten by birds and other creatures that love to gorge on free and tasty meals. But damage to fruit trees can also come at any time from fungi and insects that affect the bark or attack the leaves. Pruning carefully and at the right time of year for the type of tree is a good way to prevent fruit tree diseases. Whether you are growing apples, different types of peaches or any other kind of fruit, it’s important that you care for the fruit trees appropriately to ensure a healthy crop. Spraying Spraying is often most associated with killing off…
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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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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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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…