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Stunning peonies: These companion plants will make your flowerbed stand out.
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Many gardeners tuck peonies into any spare gap in a border and then wonder why the result never has the...
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Cigarette rubbish in bird nests: How cigarettes protect chicks – and also make them ill
Harriet Pemberton
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In a growing number of towns and cities, birds are increasingly incorporating cigarette filters into their nests. What first sounds...
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Perennial vegetables: How to make your garden nearly self-sufficient
Harriet Pemberton
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Many garden enthusiasts know the feeling: every spring you sow again, raise seedlings, water, weed - and when harvest time...
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With this simple shaking trick, you can easily spot rancid walnuts.
Harriet Pemberton
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A quick shake tells you whether it’s still good. Walnuts are widely seen as brain food, a boon for the...
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Achieve your dream lawn this March: Permanently remove moss with three simple steps.
Harriet Pemberton
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Instead of pricey specialist products, three surprisingly simple steps will do the job. Many hobby gardeners get a shock in...
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Nivea vs luxury cream: £1 classic beats £490 serum in wrinkle test
Harriet Pemberton
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Can a cult moisturiser in a blue tin really compete with a high-end cream costing several hundred pounds? That is...
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15 simple DIY tasks many struggle with – and how to actually do them correctly
Harriet Pemberton
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The pace of everyday life is relentless, technology keeps getting more complicated, and then-out of nowhere-you are left staring at...
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Up to 52 cores and a huge cache: Intel officially unveils the Nova Lake-based Core Ultra 400 series.
Harriet Pemberton
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After a few stop-gap generations that drew a mixed reception, Intel is preparing a thoroughly reimagined processor architecture with Nova...
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Gardener’s tip for £1: Use bath additive for a lush green lawn before summer.
Harriet Pemberton
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In gardening forums and across social media, a supposedly simple lawn hack keeps cropping up-one that sounds almost too good...
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Decathlon bestseller under £20: these flared leggings flatter your waist and conceal your tummy.
Harriet Pemberton
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Between rigid jeans where every button digs in and baggy joggers that swallow your shape, finding a truly flattering pair...
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Are Asian lilies tolerant of juglone? How your lilies can thrive beneath walnut trees
Harriet Pemberton
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Many keen gardeners across the German-speaking world run into the same puzzle: beneath and beside walnut trees, very little seems...
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Sheets: Why washing at 40°C does little-and what bacteriologists recommend instead
Harriet Pemberton
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Many households rely on the “Eco 40°” programme, expecting bed linen that is clean, hygienic and energy-efficient. Bacteriologists and allergy...
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“Miracle powder” from the kitchen: How bicarbonate of soda ruined my vegetable garden
Harriet Pemberton
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The promise sounded ideal: a cheap powder, supposedly “natural”, endlessly recommended in forums and videos, said to knock out fungi,...
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Heating cost shock in winter 2025: An energy adviser reveals the biggest hidden power guzzlers in the home.
Harriet Pemberton
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An energy adviser’s warning is rarely about the obvious fan heater. The real hole in the budget is usually made...
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Why you should never throw away coffee grounds: these plants love them.
Harriet Pemberton
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Coffee grounds are the subject here. What ends up in your filter cone or espresso basket after breakfast isn’t just...
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Bathroom repainted after a year – then a shock appeared on the ceiling.
Harriet Pemberton
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Spring often triggers the urge to freshen up the house, and the paint roller comes out quickly. A bathroom, in...
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Brilliant kitchen hack: How floating mini jars can banish clutter from your drawers
Harriet Pemberton
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In many homes, you’ll find a familiar scene: open spice sachets, missing elastic bands and loose screws scattered about, creating...
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Warning about contaminated cooked ham: Check these packs immediately.
Harriet Pemberton
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Several packs of pre-sliced cooked ham are currently being removed from chilled supermarket shelves across France. The reason is a...
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IKEA unveils the classic BILLY bookcase in deep cobalt blue – a fresh take on a cult favourite.
Harriet Pemberton
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For decades, IKEA BILLY has been a familiar sight in student flats, family homes and design-led lofts alike. Now IKEA...
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Weight-loss injections with side effects? How GLP-1 drugs might curb addiction
Harriet Pemberton
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When people hear about GLP‑1 medicines today, they often picture rapid weight loss, celebrity “before-and-after” stories and social‑media hype. Away...
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This is why you shouldn't kill spiders in your home anymore.
Harriet Pemberton
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Stop. That reflex could do you harm. For many people, spiders trigger an instant defensive reaction: disgust, fear, the quick...