Moving house is one of the most stressful events anyone goes through and dealing with estate agents, property lawyers and conveyancing can seem like a bamboozling process with a lot of legal lingo bandied about. To try and help with this, we at the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) have put together a list of […]
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At last, British gardeners are getting excited about ‘mossariums’
Cultural differences in gardening are fascinating. In Japan, there are many specialist nurseries dedicated entirely to moss cultivars. In the UK, the only thing you’re likely to find in a garden centre with “moss” on it is a bottle of moss killer. However, thanks to the blossoming of cross-cultural exchanges of gardening ideas, often generated by following accounts on Instagram, it seems a whole generation of Brits is getting excited about “mossariums” – miniaturised landscapes of moss and rocks encased in glass vessels. But given our lack of dedicated moss nurseries, how do you even get hold of the stuff? Here’s my guide for beginners who want to get in on this trend.
Given our lack of dedicated moss nurseries, how do you even get hold of the stuff? Here’s my guide for beginners
Continue reading...At last, British gardeners are getting excited about ‘mossariums’
Cultural differences in gardening are fascinating. In Japan, there are many specialist nurseries dedicated entirely to moss cultivars. In the UK, the only thing you’re likely to find in a garden centre with “moss” on it is a bottle of moss killer. However, thanks to the blossoming of cross-cultural exchanges of gardening ideas, often generated by following accounts on Instagram, it seems a whole generation of Brits is getting excited about “mossariums” – miniaturised landscapes of moss and rocks encased in glass vessels. But given our lack of dedicated moss nurseries, how do you even get hold of the stuff? Here’s my guide for beginners who want to get in on this trend.
Given our lack of dedicated moss nurseries, how do you even get hold of the stuff? Here’s my guide for beginners
Continue reading...There are seed packets are all over the place. As sowing starts, it’s time to sort out this addiction
I have something of the hoarder, like an old bachelor found buried under stacks of books and papers. Yet with me it is always seed.
I am determined this year to face it: my demon of addiction. So today I spent three hours gathering bags and packets of seed, scattered throughout the house; in the kitchen, living room, bedroom, in bowls and boxes. First, sorting them into manageable types: ‘fruit’, such as beans, peas, squash and courgettes; ‘leaf’, which were mainly assorted salads and cooking greens; ‘root’, such as radishes and beetroots of assorted hues; and ‘flower’ – crazed amounts of nasturtiums, tagetes, calendula and poppies. There is even a special category for Italian chicories.
Continue reading...There are seed packets are all over the place. As sowing starts, it’s time to sort out this addiction
I have something of the hoarder, like an old bachelor found buried under stacks of books and papers. Yet with me it is always seed.
I am determined this year to face it: my demon of addiction. So today I spent three hours gathering bags and packets of seed, scattered throughout the house; in the kitchen, living room, bedroom, in bowls and boxes. First, sorting them into manageable types: ‘fruit’, such as beans, peas, squash and courgettes; ‘leaf’, which were mainly assorted salads and cooking greens; ‘root’, such as radishes and beetroots of assorted hues; and ‘flower’ – crazed amounts of nasturtiums, tagetes, calendula and poppies. There is even a special category for Italian chicories.
Continue reading...Your property is going on the market and, having chosen and instructed your estate agent, it is time to start working with them to find the right buyer. This top tip guide from OnTheMarket is designed to help you work effectively with your estate agent to achieve this goal as smoothly as possible. Work as […]
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Mobile, versatile and potentially carbon neutral, shipping containers are finding their footings as the starting point for new homes
Mick Wright asks me not to give the exact location of his double-storey shipping-container home because of the “paparazzi”. That’s what he calls the gawkers who pull up outside to take pictures. “I’ve had to lock the gates,” he says.
In fact you’d have to be quite the shipping container boffin to identify them in some of the elaborate homes that they’re being fashioned into these days.
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