A. First consider the size of the garden and the proximity of others. Too much lighting in a small garden can make the ambience about as relaxing as sitting in the middle of an airport runway, while
00:00 Tue 24th Jul 2001A. There is no definitive definition even though the term is one of the 'buzz' phrases is of the turn of the century. It can be used to describe somewhere where property is always popular like say
00:00 Tue 24th Jul 2001A. The word barbeque is thought to come from the Spanish. Although meat has been roasted over an open fire since time immemorial. The technique of filling a tray with wood or charcoal and then
00:00 Tue 17th Jul 2001A. There are plenty of good reasons why. While there is so much emphasis on moving people back into urban areas and making them better places, one of the things keeping people in the suburbs and the
00:00 Tue 17th Jul 2001A. Yes. In fact the majority of garden plants have the potential to cause problems to humans, from those that can cause mild irritation or rash to the particularly sensitive, to those that can be
00:00 Mon 16th Jul 2001A. Leylandii, or the Leyland Cypress, is the most popular hedging plant in Britain. It is a hybrid between the false and true Cypress tree and is extremely vigorous. This vigour and the ease with
00:00 Tue 10th Jul 2001A. Now is the time our borders should be full enough to be able to spare a few flowers for the vase without spoiling the garden. Try to cut blooms when they are still in bud, not when they have
00:00 Tue 10th Jul 2001A. The thin tungsten filaments in a standard light bulb aren't designed to last forever. Although bulbs are meant to be perfectly sealed air will get in somewhere over time, the filament will get
00:00 Tue 10th Jul 2001A. The advent of cheap and affordable carpets saw a decline in the number of rugs in the average home. However, with the realisation that carpets can harbour all sorts of allergy-causing mites and
00:00 Tue 03rd Jul 2001A. That depends. Evergreen hedges should be tacked in mid-late spring whereas deciduous ones, ones that shed their leaves in winter, need to be dealt with in winter. Try to stick to these times,
00:00 Tue 03rd Jul 2001A. Apart from just wanting to have something pleasant to look at as you pass through the gate to the front door, there are good practical reasons. By choosing the right plants you ensure privacy from
00:00 Tue 03rd Jul 2001A. They've come a long way since that pre-Alan Titmarsh hardy perennial of a TV gardener Percy Thrower first offered tours of Westcountry gardens from the Imperial Hotel in Torquay. Themed
00:00 Tue 26th Jun 2001 A. Just about. July is one of the best months in the garden, plenty of colour, good weather (touch wood) and all that earlier hard work paying dividends. However, July is also the month to
00:00 Tue 26th Jun 2001A. Although we are still lagging quite a way behind our European counterparts, solar heating is on the rise here, partly driven by government and EU funding. Homes account for about a third of our
00:00 Tue 26th Jun 2001A. By no means. Chelsea is held in May which, if you think about it, is very early for the majority of plants, both common and rare. Chelsea is as much about garden design and high society as it is
00:00 Tue 19th Jun 2001A. Fly sprays are generally pretty lethal, but the pungent chemical aroma, plus the fact that many contain organo-phosphates, which have been linked to health problems, make them increasingly
00:00 Tue 19th Jun 2001A. NCCPG stands for the National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens. Q. How long has it been going and what does it do A. The NCCPG was set up in 1978 with the expressed
00:00 Tue 19th Jun 2001A. Yes, perfectly possible. There are three kinds of gardener; the ones that don't have the time to raise things from seed and buy the plants ready germinated from the garden centre, the enthusiasts
00:00 Tue 12th Jun 2001A. There are basically three types of climbers; self supporting, climbers and twiners and those that have no natural means of support at all and need to be trained. The latter two need quite a lot
00:00 Tue 12th Jun 2001A. Basically because of cost. Installing a fully integrated air conditioning system into a home or office will set you back around 20,000. Let's face it, in this country we may moan and groan when
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