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Green Manure
Find out the benefits of green manure and its uses
grow your own
10:25, 14th Aug 2008
Build a Pallet Shed
Build yourself a shed from used pallets
shed
13:31, 23rd Jul 2008
Choosing a Greenhouse
Decide which greenhouse is right for you
greenhouse
13:26, 23rd Jul 2008
Chicken Coop
House chickens in a suitable chicken coop
livestock
13:13, 23rd Jul 2008
Keeping Chickens
Find out more about the practicalities of keeping chickens
livestock
13:11, 23rd Jul 2008
Growing Redcurrants
Find out more about growing your own redcurrants
grow your own
09:02, 21st Jul 2008
Nettles
Find out more about nettles - how to benefit from them and how to get rid of them
foraging
11:48, 19th Jul 2008
Growing Peas
Find out more about growing delicious peas
vegetables
16:16, 18th Jul 2008
Garden Office
Work from home from a garden office or convert your shed!
Garden Office
building | shedMore and more people are now starting to work from home. While you may have dreams of living a self-sufficient life, there is no escaping the cost of living today. Therefore, rather than commuting long distances, people set up an office at home and work. Working in a spare bedroom or living room can be very difficult if you have a family, and so there is now a great interest in Garden Offices, Garden Rooms, and other Home Offices. From just a few thousand pounds you can set yourself up with a warm insulated office in your garden with electricity and telephone connections, double glazing, and all the comforts of home.
If your Garden Office is made of timber it is usually not necessary to obtain local authority planning permission. Working from home can improve your life style no end, and there are enormous environmental benefits thanks to the reduction of vehicles on the roads - less fossil fuels are burned, those on the roads can get where they are going faster and without traffic jams, and less roads will need to be built in the future across agricultural lands etc.
Article Published: 07:25, 22nd Feb 2008
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