From a Grade II-listed house in Shropshire to a hunting lodge in London, here are some floral picks
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Thursday, April 25, 2019
Blooming wonders: five of the best wisteria-clad homes
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'Edible, medicinal or cultural': first Indigenous rooftop farm opens in Sydney
The Indigenous-run enterprise is more than a green space – it will provide community opportunities as well as bush foods
“Effectively what you’re looking at is a big pot.” Clarence Slockee and Christian Hampson are showing us around the Yerrabingin Indigenous rooftop farm, the 500-square-metre garden they have created on the rooftop of a Mirvac office block, smack bang in the middle of Sydney’s Eveleigh industrial park. It’s the first of its kind in Australia but they hope not the last.
The 2,000 native plants in the garden have flourished in the eight weeks since they were first planted. Warrigal greens, ruby and seaberry saltbush, river mint, finger lime, native raspberries, lilly pilly, grevillea and thyme honey-myrtle are among the 30 different types of bush foods enjoying the sunshine four storeys up.
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'Edible, medicinal or cultural': first Indigenous rooftop farm opens in Sydney
The Indigenous-run enterprise is more than a green space – it will provide community opportunities as well as bush foods
“Effectively what you’re looking at is a big pot.” Clarence Slockee and Christian Hampson are showing us around the Yerrabingin Indigenous rooftop farm, the 500-square-metre garden they have created on the rooftop of a Mirvac office block, smack bang in the middle of Sydney’s Eveleigh industrial park. It’s the first of its kind in Australia but they hope not the last.
The 2,000 native plants in the garden have flourished in the eight weeks since they were first planted. Warrigal greens, ruby and seaberry saltbush, river mint, finger lime, native raspberries, lilly pilly, grevillea and thyme honey-myrtle are among the 30 different types of bush foods enjoying the sunshine four storeys up.
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Wakefield wasteland transformed into £1.8m sculpture garden
Hepworth Wakefield Garden, designed by Tom Stuart-Smith, to open in June near Hepworth Gallery
A patch of wasteland in a “not exactly salubrious” bit of Yorkshire is to be transformed into a sculpture garden that will be one of the few public horticultural spaces to be created in the UK in decades.
The £1.8m Hepworth Wakefield Garden is set to open in late June on a strip of vacant land by the Hepworth Gallery in the outskirts of the cathedral city.
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Wakefield wasteland transformed into £1.8m sculpture garden
Hepworth Wakefield Garden, designed by Tom Stuart-Smith, to open in June near Hepworth Gallery
A patch of wasteland in a “not exactly salubrious” bit of Yorkshire is to be transformed into a sculpture garden that will be one of the few public horticultural spaces to be created in the UK in decades.
The £1.8m Hepworth Wakefield Garden is set to open in late June on a strip of vacant land by the Hepworth Gallery in the outskirts of the cathedral city.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2019
How to Test Your Estate Agent – Can you Handle the Results?!
I’m often asked to conduct ‘Mystery Shops’ for my agent clients, and usually, both they and I are disappointed by the results. Sloppy answering, disinterested staff, and a lack of engagement are all regular elements of these calls. What a wasted opportunity!
“But my agent isn’t like that” I hear you protest. Good! I hope you’re right. Care to put your claim to the test?
Ask a friend to do this for you, in case your agent recognises your voice. Have her call your agent and tell them that she’s looking for a house in a price range and area that would include your property. Then award the following up to ten points for each element:
Asked for my phone number
Gave their name
Buying position ascertained
Offered to register your requirements on a mailing list
Asked any questions about your buying criteria
Engaged, interested, friendly?
Mentioned your property and commented positively
Mentioned a viewing
Took email or physical address in an efficient manner
Details requested arrived promptly
TOTAL OUT OF 100
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How did they score?
Over 70 points – good effort! Worth persevering with this agent, perhaps give feedback on the elements where they could improve but keep it positive.
50-70 points – not quite so good. Where did they score lowest? Are they omitting to engage callers in an interested way about your house? Or missing the fundamentals of gathering information? Perhaps sit down with your agent and discuss these points, but again, keep your feedback positive.
30 – 50 points – oh dear! Are you getting viewings? I bet you aren’t! This really isn’t a great result. Consider seriously changing agents to a more proactive one who will engage callers and take information for follow up.
Under 30 points – time to move on! Seriously, if your agent scores this low, you’ll never sell your house! Move on to a new agent as soon as you possibly can.
If you’re wondering which agent to move to, repeat the exercise above with several of the agents in your area and see who scores the highest!
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