Luxurious country living doesn’t get much better than this stunningly renovated Grade II-listed farmhouse. The four-bedroom home has all the charms you’d expect from an immaculate period property in the Yorkshire Dales – and plenty of modern upgrades besides. It is for sale with a guide price of £1,950,000 and is marketed by Davis & […]
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This cute period flat has a great countryside location close to the sea with five acres of communal grounds. The two-bedroom property is part of Hazel Court located on the outskirts of Hastings in East Sussex. The property is for sale for offers in excess of £215,000 and is marketed by John Bray & Sons, […]
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I’ve revived sad trays of greenery rescued from forecourts and even – oh, joy – found an app that tells me which plant is which
I don’t have a garden, but I’m lucky enough to have a bit of a terrace with some pots on it. The tending of these pots, along with the ironing of socks and dusting of ornaments, is something I have always left to my mum but she is isolating much more than a fork’s length away, so it is down to me to take charge. There are two important things you need for gardening: an appreciation of plants and stuff, and a certain amount of patience. I only have one of these.
I started by tearing out indiscriminately anything I judged to be overgrown. Over the phone my mum implored me not to be too hard on the bay tree, but I’ve savaged the thing, showing it, among other unkempt-looking greenery, who is the boss. In the space cleared, I have probably planted far too much new stuff, having sourced dozens of pots and trays of sad-looking plants, mainly from petrol station forecourts.
Continue reading...I’ve revived sad trays of greenery rescued from forecourts and even – oh, joy – found an app that tells me which plant is which
I don’t have a garden, but I’m lucky enough to have a bit of a terrace with some pots on it. The tending of these pots, along with the ironing of socks and dusting of ornaments, is something I have always left to my mum but she is isolating much more than a fork’s length away, so it is down to me to take charge. There are two important things you need for gardening: an appreciation of plants and stuff, and a certain amount of patience. I only have one of these.
I started by tearing out indiscriminately anything I judged to be overgrown. Over the phone my mum implored me not to be too hard on the bay tree, but I’ve savaged the thing, showing it, among other unkempt-looking greenery, who is the boss. In the space cleared, I have probably planted far too much new stuff, having sourced dozens of pots and trays of sad-looking plants, mainly from petrol station forecourts.
Continue reading...The property market in England has been given the go ahead to return to some sort of normality amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement published on the Government website late on 12 May, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick signalled his intention to “re-start the housing market…to enable people to move home safely.” This was followed […]
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Customers flock to buy plants after forced lockdown as owners worry closures came at worst time of year
Spaced 2 metres apart, many wearing masks and gloves, customers were queueing outside Chessington garden centre in Surrey at 8am on Wednesday morning, an hour before the doors were allowed to open for the first time in more than seven weeks.
Shoppers eager to snap up geraniums, begonias and tomato plants were greeted by staff wearing plastic visors and followed a new one-way system to allow shoppers to maintain a safe distance from each other. Trolleys were sprayed with disinfectant after use.
Continue reading...Customers flock to buy plants after forced lockdown as owners worry closures came at worst time of year
Spaced 2 metres apart, many wearing masks and gloves, customers were queueing outside Chessington garden centre in Surrey at 8am on Wednesday morning, an hour before the doors were allowed to open for the first time in more than seven weeks.
Shoppers eager to snap up geraniums, begonias and tomato plants were greeted by staff wearing plastic visors and followed a new one-way system to allow shoppers to maintain a safe distance from each other. Trolleys were sprayed with disinfectant after use.
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