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Responding to climate change good for our health
Last updated: 01/14/2019
This year has been filled with reports about the catastrophic effects of climate change – extreme flooding, prolonged periods of drought, record-breaking heatwaves and crop...
How to Reduce Plastic Waste in your Workplace - The Abbey Cleaning Service
Last updated: 01/13/2019
There hasn’t been an awful lot of positive environmental news on the front pages lately. In fact, a wave of troubling environmental stories has been hitting newsstands and...
Kitchen flooring ideas – for a floor that’s hard-wearing, practical and stylish
Last updated: 01/13/2019
Kitchen flooring might need to be practical and hard-wearing, but there's no need for it to be dull After kitchen flooring ideas? As kitchens often blend with dining areas into...
Most Expensive Design Mistakes People Make On Home
Last updated: 01/13/2019
Even if you haven’t binge watched every season ofFixer Upper (though, let’s assume you have) or gone through a home renovation of your own, you’re probably clever enough to know...
10 of the Most Exciting Bathroom Design Trends for 2019
Last updated: 01/13/2019
We’re back with another 2019 trend report post, but before you get turned off by the word “trend,” let’s talk real quick. We wanted to start this post with a little disclaimer...
37 Ways to Add Storage to Every Room
Last updated: 01/13/2019
37 Ways to Add Storage to Every Room Clever ways to declutter your home! Create the perfect places to stash all of your stuff By the editors of ThisOldHouse.com 37 Ways to Add...
5 environmental benefits of moss gardening
Last updated: 01/13/2019
The Magical World of Moss Gardening author Annie Martin makes the case for going green with mosses. We are bombarded with television commercials on how to go green in our...
Arborvitae Tree Types & Care - Garden Design
Last updated: 01/13/2019
ARBORVITAE BASICS A trio of columnar arborvitae trees adds vertical interest to this garden scene. Photo by: Ottochka | Dreamstime. Types: Arborvitae (Thuja) is a genus of five...
Food Learning - Garden Museum
Last updated: 01/13/2019
The aim of the food learning programme at the Garden Museum is to inspire participants to cook with, learn more about, and enjoy to eat; plants. We base our recipes on...
Explaining Air Sealing and Ventilation to Homeowners
Last updated: 01/13/2019
Your clients are likely to have misconceptions about tight houses. Some folks think that houses shouldn’t be tight, that they “need to breathe.” Certainly there have been cases...