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 Lots of us are buying flowers fairly regularly because well..they look lovely and cheer us up. But they are an expense, so if you've got room, start growing flowers in your garden. And to avoid the annoyance of them wilting in a few days, we have some maintenance tips |
 If your perennials are on their last legs, refresh your garden or outside space with berry laden shrubs that will give colour over the autumn and well into winter |
 If Paris can do it...so can we. The Pesticide Collaboration is urging us to join the campaign the end the use of pesticides in urban areas |
 September is a great time to visit the capital because it's design festival month. The city offers a riveting panoply of design events covering craft, furniture, interior and multi disciplinary design. See lovely things, hear interesting people give talks, get inspiration. |
 If you're selling your house you need to make it stand out from the crowd...but in the right ways |
 When the sun comes out, so must the outdoor rug...which will make your deck/patio/lawn look so much more inviting. Choose rugs made from recycled polyester or other plastic - they're great for impromptu picnics and summer gatherings, as well as for sunbathing on. And even the odd summer downpour won't hurt them... |
 Forget pilates, yoga's the exercise of the moment. And it's all the better when performed on an environmentally friendly mat made from natural rubber and recycled plastic |
 The designers at anti love to reuse and recycle - and they've homed in on discarded umbrellas as the base material for their first collection of lamps. Here they explain their ethos |
 A house in West Wales has been built using carbon negative Miscanthus bales in a project aiming to evaluate the benefits and viability of using the plant in construction |
