If you’re looking for easy seeds to grow with children, it’s hard to beat growing sunflowers in pots. If you’re not gardening with children, sunflowers are still fantastic plants to grow, and they make wonderful cut sunflowers too.
05.08.2023 - 12:41 / growingfamily.co.uk / Catherine
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Are you looking fora reputable and reliable cleaner in London? Are you overwhelmed by the number of options available and unsure of how to begin your search?
This guide to finding cleaners in London will definitely help. Here, you’ll find information on task cleaning, costs, booking a cleaner, and finding the best cleaning company.
Living and working in London can be a never-ending whirlwind, leaving you with little time to breathe, let alone clean your home. That’s when hiring a domestic cleaner in London can be a lifesaver. But what can they actually help you with?
There are lots of jobs that a domestic cleaner can take off your hands, from vacuuming and mopping floors to cleaning ovens, washing windows, and even doing your laundry.
A professional domestic cleaner in London is adept at tackling dust and grime that accumulates over time. They meticulously dust and clean surfaces, from shelves and countertops to furniture and decorative items.
By using effective cleaning techniques and high-quality products, they can banish dust bunnies and allergens, leaving your home with a fresh and immaculate feel.
The kitchen and bathroom are often the most challenging areas to maintain in a home. However, with a professional domestic cleaner’s assistance, these spaces can truly shine. They expertly clean kitchen appliances, sanitise countertops, scrub sinks, and ensure your bathroom fixtures gleam.
Thanks to their thoroughness, you can enjoy a clean and welcoming kitchen and bathroom every day.
Living in London means facing the hustle and bustle of urban life, and your floors bear the brunt of it. A professional domestic cleaner knows how tokeep your floors in top condition.
From vacuuming carpets and rugs to mopping
If you’re looking for easy seeds to grow with children, it’s hard to beat growing sunflowers in pots. If you’re not gardening with children, sunflowers are still fantastic plants to grow, and they make wonderful cut sunflowers too.
Earth Day seems to be an auspicious day on which to being a new blog series. ‘The Hive’ is going to be a collection of positive news stories about the environment, with a solarpunk vibe – demonstrating that those of us who care about the environment are not alone, and that in fact there are legions of people around the world who are actively making a difference, and who share a positive vision of how the future could look, rather than the gloom and doom of a dystopia forced on us by a broken climate.
It’s nearly two years since I started the Alternative Kitchen Garden Seed Appeal, with the aim of raising enough money to help the Millennium Seed Bank save a species. We still have a way to go to reach the target ;(
You might recall that one of my New Year’s Resolutions was to read one of my unread books every month this year, and to decide whether each one keeps its place on the shelf, or needs to be turned loose to find a new owner. In January I read The Gardener’s Year by Karel Čapek. February’s book was Minding my Peas and Cucumbers, by Kay Sexton – quirky tales of allotment life, it says on the cover. According to my notes it has been on the shelf, unread, since 2011.
Patrick Major, University of Reading and Chris Scott, University of Reading
Can we grow food on the Moon or Mars? That was the question that started Dr Wieger Wamelink, ecologist and exobiologist at the University of Wageningen in the Netherlands, on a research quest in 2013.
Header image: Melburnians admire the first primrose to arrive in the colony, transported by a Wardian case, in Edward Hopley’s A Primrose from England, circa 1855. [Bendigo Art Gallery, Gift of Mr and Mrs Leonard Lansell 1964]
It’s common to hear Americans talk about their exciting experiences at Space Camp. It’s not often that students in the UK get to work with astronauts on a space experiment, but that’s exactly what’s on offer next summer at Mission Discovery – King’s College London 2023.
Header image: Geoff Caddick/EPA
Header image courtesy of Eat Just
Header image: Space Salad, credit: University of Adelaide
A new year is just around the corner and paint brands have already started announcing their colors of the year. Color, whether through paint or decor, is the simplest way to evoke a feeling in a room. These colors range from traditional to truly unexpected, setting the bar for just how creative we can be in our homes. Whether you're looking for tones that evoke tranquility and calm, or just want to spice things up with something unexpected, The Spruce has got you covered.