Pruning hebes is best done in late summer – in fact, it's one of the plants to prune in August. However, it is best to wait until the flowers have faded before taking your secateurs to your hebe. 'A ...

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Clear surfaces, organised drawers, everything in its rightful place… it’s the absolute dream. But in reality, excess clutter makes feel this near impossible. Step forward our list of decluttering ...

In a nutshell First things first, this is a very affordable mattress. It's sold exclusively on Amazon, rather than on Simba's own website, which, to my mind, suggests the brand is aiming to deliver a ...

Ginevra Benedetti has been the Deputy Editor of Ideal Home magazine since 2021. With a career in magazines spanning nearly twenty years, she has worked for the majority of the UK’s interiors magazines ...

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' Fast-growing hedges such as cherry laurel, privet, leylandii and bamboo are the perfect alternative to man-made fences,' says Chris Cooper, senior product manager at battery lawnmower specialists ...

After getting multiple quotes on how much a heat pump would cost from various heat pump providers, it was only when someone actually came to my house for the heat loss assessment that I really came to ...

Living in St Ives, Jayce and Hannah had always had a self-build on their wish list and wanted ‘a home that felt like we designed every detail’. Yet plots are rare, especially in an ANOB like this.

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Although it's only a single storey home, each room is more impressive than the next, with big doors and windows in every room. ‘It has a feeling of spaciousness, with beams exposed up to the roof all ...

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