Worms may not be affectionate pets, but they’re exceptionally good at eating, and that is what they are there to do
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I was always late to school because my mother worked dinner service at her restaurant, so was never awake for the morning school run. When I started year one we moved across the road from our school so we could manage ourselves in the morning.
Continue reading...Paint sales are up, but it needs to be used carefully if you want to change your home for the better. Here is how to prepare, proceed and get your preferred finish
Over the course of the past year you may have given idle thought to repainting all or part of your home. In lockdown, you might have decided now is the time. If so, you are not alone: paint companies are still delivering and sales are brisk. But is this really the time to embark on such a project? And can you make a success of it, even if you have never done it before? We asked the experts the best way to go about it.
Continue reading...Paint sales are up, but it needs to be used carefully if you want to change your home for the better. Here is how to prepare, proceed and get your preferred finish
Over the course of the past year you may have given idle thought to repainting all or part of your home. In lockdown, you might have decided now is the time. If so, you are not alone: paint companies are still delivering and sales are brisk. But is this really the time to embark on such a project? And can you make a success of it, even if you have never done it before? We asked the experts the best way to go about it.
Continue reading...Properties with plenty of outside space, from Torquay to Newcastle
Continue reading...Many weekends – and particularly those with a Bank Holiday – begin with a trip to a DIY shop for thousands of homeowners but the country’s leading stores have now closed. The Government has clearly advised that everyone should stay at home. Shopping for basic necessities, for example food and medicine, must be as infrequent […]
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This spring, we’re in a collective moment of questioning priorities and trying new things – so why not question our commitment to traditional front lawns?
Chances are, your lawn isn’t natural, environmentally healthy, or necessary – but it is part of a prevalent national standard. Americans spend an estimated $36bn on lawn care annually, and the amount of lawns we maintain could roughly cover the state of Florida. Lawns, not edible agriculture, are the biggest irrigated crop in America – and they are partly to blame for the decline in bees, insects and songbirds.
Why should you care? Recent studies reveal that insect numbers are remarkably low – monarch and rusty-patched bumblebee populations are both down nearly 90% in the last 20 years. Scientists estimate the arthropod population on Earth is down 45% from pre-industrial numbers. Plummeting insect populations affect everything: birds and fish can’t eat; portions of our food supply go unpollinated; entire ecosystems are at risk.
Continue reading...This spring, we’re in a collective moment of questioning priorities and trying new things – so why not question our commitment to traditional front lawns?
Chances are, your lawn isn’t natural, environmentally healthy, or necessary – but it is part of a prevalent national standard. Americans spend an estimated $36bn on lawn care annually, and the amount of lawns we maintain could roughly cover the state of Florida. Lawns, not edible agriculture, are the biggest irrigated crop in America – and they are partly to blame for the decline in bees, insects and songbirds.
Why should you care? Recent studies reveal that insect numbers are remarkably low – monarch and rusty-patched bumblebee populations are both down nearly 90% in the last 20 years. Scientists estimate the arthropod population on Earth is down 45% from pre-industrial numbers. Plummeting insect populations affect everything: birds and fish can’t eat; portions of our food supply go unpollinated; entire ecosystems are at risk.
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