Homes & Gardens

Plants aren’t just a pretty addition to a living space – they are literally a breath of fresh air, as beyond improving the aesthetics of your home, they also purify the air and create a calming atmosphere. Incorporating plants into your home translates into better mental and physical well-being, and they will instantly add energy to a room.

A living space without any plants can be depressing – after all, people tend to be instantly happier when being outdoors, surrounded by nature, and if you take that away from them… well, it doesn’t do any good to their wellbeing . The good...

While we typically associate the end of summer with leaves falling, grounds changing and days shortening, there is a window of time in which you can continue to enjoy summer blooms well into late summer and early autumn. Choosing late summer flowering perennials for areas of your garden will guarantee bright colours, bushy leaves and large displays of healthy flower growth up until the first frosts of the new season. In this article we provide some suggestions to help you keep your garden looking bright and colourful well into September and October.

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Buying a home for the first time is one of the most exciting but also stressful events in a person’s life. Due to a plethora of papers, contracts and unknown terminology the process can be rather confusing even for the most prepared buyers. Thankfully, there are various legal services, including conveyancing , that can offer great assistance to help facilitate the transaction from the beginning to the end. This guide will also assist first time buyers to learn about legal professionals in the process of buying homes, how they can be useful and why they are important in the process....

A new Retirement Living development coming soon to Exeter is to be named after a local Exeter plant collector.

McCarthy Stone , the UK’s leading developer and manager of retirement communities, has named the new development on Topsham Road as Orchid Place, paying homage to James Veitch, a respected and skilful gardener who came to Exeter in 1832 where he pioneered the use of exotic plants in British Gardens.

The development is being built on the site of the famous Buckerell Hotel, which was once the home to this celebrated plant enthusiast. Some of the plants that remain...