Homes & Gardens

Over 90% of crops are grown outside in the fields, which makes it utterly dependent on the conditions of Mother Nature. In parts of the world where the climate makes it difficult to grow crops, man has developed methods to grow plants by protecting them from extreme conditions - these are greenhouses. The technology is basically giving the plants a favorable environment to grow and increase productivity.

If you’re looking to build a greenhouse or any shelter for your plants you might want to consider purchasing them from a reputable manufacturer. The in-depth reviews from https...

How much plastic do we really use, and can we live without it?

These are among the questions addressed by a tool that calculates the scale and extent of household plastic use, developed by the University of Exeter Business School’s plastics research hub.

The Exeter Multidisciplinary Plastics Research Hub (ExeMPLaR) estimated how much ‘invisible plastic’ is in our homes, as well as the amount of plastic materials coming in as products and leaving homes as waste each year.

Using a combination of national statistics and surveys, industry reports, academic research...

Those who really understand the complexity and diversity of plants view gardening as an art. What now seems like a hobby or casual activity was the essence of survival for humans back in the earliest days. Practicality was the main purpose behind gardening; growing vegetables and other important crops was a way for humans to finally step outside the vicious loop of hunting for animals and suffering from harsh environmental conditions. Decorative gardens were a form of luxury even in the ancient days, as humans became more civilized and class hierarchies were formed. Gardens were enclosed...

In 2020, property prices in cities across England, Scotland and Wales need to fall by an average of 37 per cent to £125,400 to make owning a home affordable for a single person earning an average wage.­

For the second year running, the only place that is affordable for a single person with an average salary for that city and a mortgage of 3.5 times salary is Durham according to research from Open Property Group.

Using average salary and house price data for cities, it can reveal Oxford is the most overpriced place in England where prices would need to fall by 70 per cent...