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Window restoration: a key part in maintaining historic buildings
If you have a listed or period building to maintain, you'll know that windows need to be maintained in keeping with the original architecture - so don't rush to uPVC fittings
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Renewable energy: our futures depend on it
The need for us to switch to renewable sources of energy is urgent because our use of fossil fuels is causing global warming and climate change. We're familiar with the word 'renewables', but that said lots of us still aren't entirely sure what's meant by the term
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Eco dates for the diary
If you're galvanised by a 'day/week for a cause', you'll be wanting to jot down in your diary these upcoming weeks which cover a host of environmental themes. Take part as an individual, a family, a business, a team and feel virtuous and productive.
Accessories
..and not just for Christmas of course because poinsettias come in many other hues from cream to green to pink. But we tend to buy them as a yuletide tradition and rightly so because they are inject much needed colour at this time of year
If you not familiar with outdoor art and don't think pictures belong in the garden, well Yorkshire's Insideout Garden Art begs to differ. So if you look out on an empty wall or fence, turn it into a gallery space!
If you're trying to use less plastic, then ditching those cumbersome bottles of detergent is a good place to start
Events
If you're galvanised by a 'day/week for a cause', you'll be wanting to jot down in your diary these upcoming weeks which cover a host of environmental themes. Take part as an individual, a family, a business, a team and feel virtuous and productive.
Buying antiques is a great way of furnishing with minimal impact on the environment. And if you're always on the look-out for fascinating one-off pieces, don't miss the Decorative Antiques & Textile Fairs
If tulips are your favourite flower, head to Amsterdam next year for a chance to truly immerse yourself in them at the upcoming Floriade. Not that they're the only flower on show of course because this once-in-a-decade event showcases all things horticultural
Interiors
Luxurious living can be anything you make it - so yes, sustainability absolutely can be at the heart of luxe living. Luxurious design is about achieving a sumptous look using materials that may not always have been associated with the style
Good interior design doesn't have to cost a fortune if you use your discerning eye - ie you don't need a professional to tell you what's good quality from bad, chic from tasteless. But if you do want to improve your home, it makes sense to go about it step by step.
EDGE is an impressive new showroom dedicated to eco design and build now open in the Marylebone district of cental London
Gardens
Thinking about installing a shed in the garden? Despite a plethora or plastic and metal sheds coming onto the market, timber remains the material most of us prefer, because it's eco-friendly, weathers well and gains in character over time
Hedgehog populations have plummeted and Seedball wants us all to scatter some seeds to help reverse their precipitous decline in numbers
Keep your outside space in good shape by doing a little but often
