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Artificial Grass Furniture: All You Need to Know When Considering Your Purchase

A perfectly designed outdoor area appears to be the perfect place for unwinding after a hard-working day spent away from your beloved family members. Proper furniture is among the factors that guarantee the comfort and aesthetic appearance of any space. For people who desire to have something special apart from the conventional furniture in the garden, there is always artificial grass furniture to consider. It is unique in style and functional at the same time, just like real grass.

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Recycling Week highlights Exeter’s commitment to recycling

Recycling is high on the household agenda of people in Exeter according to a new survey launched to coincide with Recycling Week. (September 25-October 1)

More than 80 per cent of people questioned in the One Poll survey confirmed that they recycle as much as possible and less than three per cent admitted to not caring about recycling.

The survey by five star housebuilder Barratt Homes which is building new homes across the city, revealed that men and women are equally committed to recycling but there was a definite difference in the approach of age groups.

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How to Keep Your Home and Garden Hygienic

As winter approaches, it’s time to shut the door to the damp and cold weather, and keep the draughts out, but while we crave the warmth and security of this time of hibernation, it’s the time of year that illnesses become more prevalent. The combination of the cold air outdoors and the dry air indoors plays a role of protecting the airborne droplets we sneeze and cough into the air that we breathe, and before you know it the whole family has been struck by the same illness. Here are some pointers to keep your home and garden hygienic to keep the bugs at bay all year round.

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Prizes up for grabs at recycling roadshows!

Teignbridge residents are invited to two home composting roadshows in Newton Abbot where they could be in with the chance of winning a luxury hamper!

The roadshows, run by Recycle Devon and supported by Teignbridge District Council, will give people the chance to buy a compost bin and get advice and tips about home composting. They take place on Friday 8 September – 9am to 3.30 pm and Friday 22 September 9 am to 3.30pm in Newton Abbot near St Leonard’s Clock Tower. Residents who sign a pledge to compost more, use their food waste collection or sign up to the Recycle Devon e-...

What's the best hedge for privacy?

With so many hedges to choose from and a huge selection, where should you start when looking for a hedge for privacy in your garden?

Firstly, you should decide whether a fast growing hedge is something you’ll be able to maintain. Or if a slow growing hedge will provide you with the level of privacy you want.

Next, would you like your hedge to be evergreen or deciduous? An evergreen hedge will have foliage on it all year round, whereas deciduous hedges lose their leaves in the autumn until spring, which means they’ll be bare and won’t provide you with privacy.

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Want to compost but don't know how?

Devon residents, who want to recycle their food and garden waste but don’t know how, can pick up some top tips and advice from the experts at a Compost Roadshow.

During August and September Recycle Devon, a partnership of 10 Devon councils, is holding roadshows at various locations throughout the county. Visitors to the roadshows will be able to pick up a discounted compost bin, enter a prize draw and receive some one-to-one advice. Residents who sign a pledge to compost more, use their food waste collection or sign up to the Recycle Devon e-newsletter, could win a luxury hamper....

Think Sink! campaign aims to keep your pipes clear

South West Water is launching a new campaign encouraging customers to dispose of cooking fat, oil and grease in the kitchen bin.

Every year, tens of thousands of litres of waste fat, cooking oil and grease are poured down sinks by people who don’t realise the problems this could cause.

South West Water’s Head of Community Relations, Alan Hyde, explained: “When hot fat, oil and grease cools it forms a solid mass which can build up inside your pipes.

“At best you might notice that your sink or dishwasher isn’t draining as quickly, but blocked pipes can also cause...

Four Simple Ways to Create Space in Your Home

Are you looking to find ways to upgrade your storage and get the most out of the house you have? Over time our homes get so filled up, and it can feel like we’re battling to find places to put our prized possessions. Maybe your family is expanding, or maybe you are enjoy collecting objects and hoard possessions of emotional value. Before you start over stuffing the attic, looking in to upsizing your house or tearing large clumps of your hair out, consider these ways to utilise the space in your home more effectively.

1. Organise Your Belongings

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Uncertainty continues to stifle SW housing market

House price inflation slowed further in June, according to the latest South West RICS UK Residential Market Survey. At the same time there is little encouragement for sales activity with new instructions declining and new buyer enquiries remaining flat across the region.

The June RICS Residential Market Survey included additional questions to gather further insight regarding the generally flat trend in activity being seen across the region. Respondents cited domestic political uncertainty and Brexit as the biggest influences for subdued activity. Looking at price inflation, in June...

Is your garden wild enough to win an award?

A conservation charity is offering local green fingered folk the chance to have their patches honoured as a ‘wildlife-friendly garden’.

Devon wildlife Trust is launching its Wildlife Gardening Awards to encourage Exeter people to help the city’s varied and precious wildlife. The scheme is free to enter and open to individuals, private gardeners, schools, housing associations, community groups and businesses based in Exeter. The charity plans to present Wildlife Gardening Award plaques to gardens which are able to achieve six nature friendly criteria from a list of 25 that it has...

Apartment with Cathedral views crowned Exeter's most prime piece of real estate

Exeter-based property developer, Burrington Estates has announced one of its seven luxury apartments in Cathedral Yard has sold for what is believed to be a record amount for a property in the city – and before the development has formally launched.

The 2,147 sqft, 3-bed apartment boasts stand-out features including an external terrace and an open-plan dining and reception area enjoying stunning views overlooking the Cathedral and has secured an asking price in excess of £1million, making it the most sought-after piece of real estate in the region.

Renovation of the four-...

Homes & Gardens

Artificial Grass Furniture: All You Need to Know When Considering Your Purchase

Recycling Week highlights Exeter’s commitment to recycling

How to Keep Your Home and Garden Hygienic

Prizes up for grabs at recycling roadshows!

What's the best hedge for privacy?

Want to compost but don't know how?

Think Sink! campaign aims to keep your pipes clear

Four Simple Ways to Create Space in Your Home

Uncertainty continues to stifle SW housing market

Is your garden wild enough to win an award?

Apartment with Cathedral views crowned Exeter's most prime piece of real estate

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