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How to Combine Veg and Flowers in Pots for an Eye-Catching Display

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Horticulturist Tom Harris explains how to combine edibles and flowers to create colour and flavour in containers. Throughout his life, plantsman Tom Harris has planted thousands of containers to enhance gardens nationwide and beyond. He’s perked up unpromising small spaces with both flowers and edibles, and says you can… Read More
22/06/2020
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  • Categories: Environment, garden design
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What will the Gardens of the Future Look Like?

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Tougher plants, smaller plots and more communal spaces may all form the gardens of the future. Hannah Stephenson finds out more. Gardens are extremely important for both physical and mental wellbeing – which has become increasingly apparent this year. But what are they going to look like in the… Read More
17/06/2020
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  • Categories: eco-friendly, garden design
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3 Ways to Help your Child Feel More Calm

Claire Spreadbury asks experts for advice during this tense time. Whether they’re struggling with schoolwork, battling with friendships or feeling the highs and lows of our current situation, being a kid is never easy. So, what can parents do to help instil a sense of calm? There are activities… Read More
17/06/2020
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  • Categories: Health, lifestyle
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13 Ways to Style up his Space this Fathers Day

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Sam Wylie-Harris rounds up the best gifts for house-proud dads, coffee connoisseurs, aspiring chefs and music lovers. In these extraordinary times, the old adage ‘a man’s home is his castle’ has never rung so true, with so many of us spending much more time indoors. And it’s especially relevant… Read More
17/06/2020
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  • Categories: home, Interior Design
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Make Positive Plans to Explore our Waters

Sarah Marshall looks at wild and wonderful ways to connect with marine environments. Moved by the moon and animated by solar heat, five vast bodies of water ebb and flow around earth, constantly moving, evolving and fuelling scientific thought. But the unfathomable abyss is more familiar than we think…. Read More
07/06/2020
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  • Categories: lifestyle, Travel
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Simple and Stylish Ways to Transform your Outdoor Space

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Whether it’s a poky patio or decadent decking, all outdoor spaces can be spruced up with some stylish touches. Gabrielle Fagan reveals how. Spending so much time at home has made us really appreciate our outdoor spaces – even if it’s the tiniest balcony or terrace. Sales of outdoor… Read More
07/06/2020
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  • Categories: garden design, lifestyle
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5 Fun Art Activities to Help Children Show their Feelings

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An art therapist outlines how kids’ art can be used to help them and the rest of the family express emotions and bond together. Lisa Salmon reports. For most parents, children’s art is just something to stick on the fridge and stow away when possible. But those splodgy works… Read More
07/06/2020
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  • Categories: Art, Children's craft
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10 Fun Craft Projects you Can do With the Kids

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Give in and get creative. Claire Spreadbury rounds up her top picks for families. When the stress of homeschooling starts to heighten, crack out the craft – easy, fun projects are great for encouraging kids to be creative, and can be relaxing too. Get involved if you can, as… Read More
28/05/2020
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  • Categories: Art, Children's craft, Education
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How to Dry Home-Grown Blooms

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Make everlasting mementoes and gifts by growing and drying your own flowers, with help from expert floral artist Bex Partridge. Gardeners may be looking for new ways to make the most of their fruit and flowers this year – and dried flowers are once again catching on. Head-dresses, gift… Read More
28/05/2020
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  • Categories: Art, garden design, home
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12 Ways to Feature Florals at Home

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Florals never go out of fashion and this season they’re in full bloom. Gabrielle Fagan reveals her top petal power picks. If you’ve been missing your outdoor floral fix, there are plenty of ways to ‘grow’ your own dazzling display of blooms at home. You can take your pick… Read More
28/05/2020
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  • Categories: garden design, Interior Design
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