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Top Family Days Out

By: | Date: August 6, 2011 | Categories: Home Garden

For some brilliant, family-tailored days out, see our top choices below.

1) Adventure

Your little monkeys can swing from tree to tree at a Go Ape! centre (several locations over the UK), provided they are over 10 years old. Under 18s must be accompanied by a participating adult, so make sure you’ve brought a head for heights. If wheels are more their thing then Mercedes-Benz World lets children drive real cars around specially designed tracks. Try go-karting with F1K in Loughborough. More unconventional fun can be had at Orb360 in Brighton, where kids over 1.5m tall crash downhill in giant inflatable bubbles at 30mph. Littler thrill-seekers can have big fun at Airkix: indoor skydiving for the over-fives.

2) Nature

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Holidays With Children in Barcelona – Arriving in Barcelona, Getting Around Barcelona, Barcelona Family Attractions and Parks, Play Areas and Beaches

By: | Date: August 3, 2011 | Categories: Home Garden

In recent years, Barcelona has established itself as one of Europe´s most popular tourist destinations, and it is not difficult to understand why. With its balmy all-year climate, its avant-garde architecture, its burgeoning gastronomy, its fabulous beaches, proximity to the Costa Brava & ski-slopes as well as its eclectic mix of shops, Catalunya´s capital can be justly proud of what it has to offer visitors. Transformed by the 1992 Olympics, the city has attracted millions of curious independent travellers and, in the last few years, it has become increasingly popular as a family destination. The website mumabroad.com, a local site written by parents living in Barcelona with recommendations from local mums, shows you why the city has so much to offer kids, from its child-friendly accommodation and restaurants to its numerous outdoor activities and day-trips.

Arriving in Barcelona with the kids

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Container Gardening Ideas For The Many Different Garden Pots

By: | Date: July 31, 2011 | Categories: Home Garden

For container gardening ideas, search the internet, the library or a bookstore. The challenge is to come up with a pleasing container garden design. There are an unlimited variety of containers available for your container garden. These range in size from small house-plant pots to large boxes and planters. Equally variable are the materials from which they are made. These include wood, glass, clay, aluminum, bamboo, straw, plastic, fiberglass, terra cotta, tin, cast iron, zinc, copper, and brass, each with certain advantages and disadvantages. What you select will depend on availability, cost, background, and appeal not to mention the characteristics of the gardening pots.

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Container Gardening Ideas for Pots and Planting Herbs

By: | Date: July 27, 2011 | Categories: Home Garden

For container gardening ideas, scan the internet, the library or a bookstore. The challenge is to come up with a lovely container garden plan. There are a widespread collection of containers available for your container garden. These range in size from small-scale house-plant pots to sizeable boxes and planters. Equally varied are the materials from which they are made. These include wood, glass, clay, aluminum, bamboo, straw, plastic, fiberglass, terra cotta, tin, cast iron, zinc, copper, and brass, each with select advantages and disadvantages. What you choose will depend on availability, price, background, and attraction not to mention the characteristics of the gardening pots.

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Sensory Garden: Engaging All Five Sense in your Garden Design

By: | Date: July 22, 2011 | Categories: Home Garden

Engaging the Senses

Dean Hickson, Tutor

As a gardener, what does the phrase, ‘a sense of place’ mean to you? We thought of the following meanings, but you may have thought of others:

A clear sense of identity – even ‘personality’;

a sense of belonging – whether within the landscape or in harmony with the house;

a feeling of cohesion and completeness;

timelessness – garden design, like any other area of design, goes through fashions and trends, but the strongest gardens are often timeless.

Designers may adopt contemporary ideas and incorporate them into an existing garden, but this will probably not change the ‘sense of place’ greatly; instead it should enhance it.

“People like circular or curvy gardens with plenty of movement…. They don’t want formal gardens – they are looking for something softer, more relaxed and easy to live with.”

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Post Norman England and Her Gardens

By: | Date: July 18, 2011 | Categories: Home Garden

The end of internal warfare in Norman England permitted the precincts of the castle to become less restricted without loss of security. At the close of the thirteenth and the beginning of the fourteenth century the connection between France and England was very intimate. The French language was spoken by the upper classes in both countries; and as to manners and customs in general, and their gardens, fountains and statuary in particular, the same fashions prevailed, although the French were somewhat more advanced than the English, especially when it came to water fountains. Frequently at home there was leisure to give attention to domestic comfort and to engage in the peaceful contests of chivalry, and enhance the simple functionality of the outdoor fountains. Then the castle, becoming more than a bare fortress, was treated as a commodious residence for the lord and the little court of retainers living under his protection.

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Green Living Tips

By: | Date: July 15, 2011 | Categories: Home Garden

What difference can one homeowner make to the environment? Why, when big polluters are making “green” changes, do we need to change our daily living habits? The answer is simple… children! By making slight and easy changes in the way we look at, and treat Planet Earth today, future generations of children will have learned by example.

Teach the Children

My children love the outdoors, because I expose them to it. They also love computers, and I am sure if we exposed them to fast foods they would love that as well. It’s all about making good choices and being a good example. I’m not talking about wearing hemp clothing or eating granola all day long although there are those who do. You do not have to be that committed to be a part of the “Green Initiative”. For those who merely have a healthy respect for the world we live in and want to take action to help improve the environment, there are many simple changes that we can make, and teach our children to do the same.

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How To Use Outdoor Decor To Fall In Love With Your Backyard

By: | Date: July 11, 2011 | Categories: Home Garden

If you’re staring at a pathetic excuse for a yard or just want to change the decor, be sure to start with a plan. Answer the questions below to decide on your plan, and you’ll be on the path to creating your perfect backyard living space.


What’s your style?

With the extensive array of outdoor decor available today, this is your first and most important decision.  Have you ever fallen in love with something in a store just to bring it home and discover it doesn’t fit in anywhere?  So look at what’s available in outdoor decor first – the styles are nearly endless, and you may fall in love with something you’ll want to design your backyard around.

What do you want to use the space for?

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How To Pick The Right Outdoor Furniture

By: | Date: July 5, 2011 | Categories: Home Garden

It pays a lot to know the way to pick the right outdoor furniture for your house garden, lawn or backyard. This is primarily so, because it would be important to consider that your outdoor furniture will be on the receiving end of the elements and making sure that you have the right articles of furniture are not only key to ensuring the aesthetic value of your furniture, but also ensure that you get to secure your investment on these things.

By choosing practical comfortable patio furniture for your backyard will give your family and friends a great outdoor patio experience. You could go from a bistro patio table for a small quaint dinner for two or having a extension and patio table that have folding chairs for ease of storage and will give you flexibility with a large gathering of people. Whether you’re cooking indoors or having al outdoor barbecue on your patio it would be refreshing if you were to dine a fresco. When it seems to be a little cooler out finding a sunny spot is a great way to enjoy outdoor patio furniture.

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Outdoor Wood Burning Fireplace Makes a Nice Outside Fireplace Kits

By: | Date: June 30, 2011 | Categories: Home Garden

The outdoor wood burning fireplace is a very warm and comfortable one. Many people are becoming traditional and choosing wood for burning and are stacking their fireplaces with logs of wood. The burning wood brings hours of warmth which may sometimes be enough even for your next party.

An outdoor wood burning fireplace made with composite cement and bricks, heavy duty grate and spark arrester is excellent. The composite cement used is strong and durable and that is what you want. Some wood burning fireplaces have exquisite marble inlay and can be very sturdy. When you fix it, it wont need mortar or messy cement glues. A well known outdoor fireplace kit is the Pacific Living Midnight Gray Fireplace which will provide heat for family and friends and also give you opportunities to roast hot dogs or marshmallows .This model is easy to clean and is low on maintenance.

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