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The plant makes an attractive feature in the garden, with its quirky fruit and pretty yellow flowers. In addition, cucumber’s climbing nature makes it highly space-efficient, so it’s worth making room for a couple of plants when planning your kitchen garden ideas, even in containers on the patio. ‘They are such a good-looking crop, adding height and presence to the vegetable garden,’ says Aaron Bertelsen, in Grow Fruit and Vegetables in Pots (opens in new tab)....

Prized for its intoxicating summer fragrance and dainty star-shaped flowers, jasmine is a valuable addition to any garden. It’s a vigorous climber and evergreen types are used to soften boundary walls or fences all year round. And if you can plant it near an outdoor seating area you’ll be able to enjoy its scent on warm days. In other words, it’s a definite must-have on any flower bed ideas wish list....

It’s easy to overwinter begonias to provide color next summer. All it takes is a little space, a bit of care and some good advice from garden experts, who share their tips on how to overwinter begonias below. Make sure planning ahead for the next growing season is on your list of garden ideas. So alongside planting your winter hanging baskets and thinking about how to plant bulbs and other winter garden ideas, take time to show those hardworking, repeat-flowering summer blooms some love and find out how to overwinter begonias, the way the experts do it....

If you’ve regularly bought or grown basil plants for them to only wither and die, or turn unhealthy and sparse, pruning is probably where you are going wrong. Pruning basil correctly is essential for successfully mastering how to grow basil – so it is important that you get it right. It is an important task in the care of your basil plant, so find out how to get it right – and add this lovely herb to your other herb garden ideas....

Below, you can find out from gardening experts why it is important to prune mint, and when and how to do it in order to make the most of your plant. Why should you prune mint? It is important to prune mint in order to prevent it from flowering and to promote a regular supply of fresh, young, tasty leaves. For culinary purposes mint leaves are best picked young and will go tough once the plant goes to flower....

If keeping clothes neat in a bedroom closet that’s not fit for purpose is proving a struggle, it’s surely time for a re-think. By re-purposing a spare room as a dedicated walk-in closet space, you’ll become an organizational diva, instantly able to lay your hands on just the item you need. Best of all, walk-in closet ideas, designs, and storage, can be customised so that everything is pristine and ready to wear....

Edoardo, a developer and founder of Banda, a property and interior design practice, has unveiled the studio’s latest project – a penthouse near Westbourne Grove, London – currently listed for £6.9 million ($9.47 million). The apartment, which sits on the fringe of Hyde Park, is described by Banda as one of the ‘latest and most exciting projects in prime central London’ – and one of the world’s best homes. Here, we take a tour....

Singer, actor, and comedian Bing Crosby is amongst the first American multimedia stars. He is best known for his starring roles in White Christmas, Holiday Inn, and Going My Way. As an avid golfer, he spent much of his time on Thunderbird Heights’ courses alongside JFK (who had a seven handicap). With its relationship to the former President – and one of the most recognized faces of the 20th century – this estate is one of the most exciting listings in California and one of the world’s best homes....

See our news (opens in new tab) section for more exciting new launches In an effort to reflect how the concept of a happy home will evolve in the years ahead, the experts have settled on First Light. A stark contract to last year’s more subdued choice (cool grey Metropolitan), this soft pink is both flattering and fun – not to mention projects a timely sense of positivity: ‘We selected First Light as our Colour of the Year 2020 to represent a new dawn of idealism, design and living,’ said Andrea Magno, Benjain Moore’s Director of Colour Marketing and Development....

The art-filled enclave is set in the heart of the beautiful and historic city of Bath, and boasts eclectic and vintage-style interiors. Culturally and historically important, it was the Austen family’s home from 1801 to 1805. See: Inside Amanda Lamb’s stylish London home (opens in new tab) Walls literally teem with artwork and shelves overflow with curious objects. The rustic stone floors lead to a courtyard that seems far removed from the modern world, yet is just five minutes to the city centre, and faces Holburne Museum and Sydney Gardens....

Whether you’ve looked to replicate Joanna Gaines’s contemporary farmhouse décor aesthetic or Erin Napier’s Grandmillennial style, you’ve likely learned much from the ever-popular channel. Among HGTV’s most recognizable names is Jasmine Roth, the host of Hidden Potential and HELP! I Wrecked My House, who is certainly no stranger to the decorating quirks behind the most successful shows of the moment. The most interesting of these ’trends’ is the backward book storage idea that caused quite a stir when we first saw it, but not all is as it seems… Eagle-eyed HGTV fans may have already noticed that all books shown on film are placed with their spines facing inwards – contrary to conventions....

The Colorado home is nestled upon 26 acres within the upscale private enclave of Raspberry Patch. Designed as an evolving series of Western ranch structures by renowned Aspen-based architectural firm Lipkin-Warner, the home was elegantly re-imagined and expanded over the last decade, creating a property that channels timeless sophistication. See: World’s best homes – explore the most spectacular houses across the globe The decor oozes a modern farmhouse aesthetic with an earthy and organic blend of wood and stone finishes....

Located in SoHo in a Pre-War Beaux Art building, the home has six baths and five beds, all uniquely designed with bags of personality. Kitchen ideas abound in the heart of the home, where you’ll find pretty-as-picture floral wallpaper, a heritage checkerboard floor, beautiful green and blue hues and an authentic timber ceiling. Describing the home as ‘part city townhouse and part country manor house’, Fulk says of the interiors: ‘Warm wood tones with accents of brass, glass and marble complement the industrial history of the neighborhood....

Given that Kim recently bought Cindy Crawford’s former Malibu Mansion, it appears that the mogul is looking to shake up her real estate portfolio completely having also recently listed her Calabasas condo and spare ranch house. This fixer-upper could be yours – if you have $7 million, that is. Here is what we know about the listing. While Kim has been quick to re-list the home, she seemed overly keen to purchase the property six months ago having put down $6....

Kitchen flooring makes a notable aesthetic contribution to a new scheme, as well as having to deliver sufficient durability, and suit your lifestyle and the composition of your household when it comes to ease of cleaning and maintenance. Kitchen flooring costs To assist you in bringing in your kitchen ideas at the right price, we’ve researched the cost of the top kitchen flooring choices to answer the question, which material is best for my budget?...

As any gardener knows, roses can either be bought in pots or as bare root plants in a semi-dormant or dormant state, and according to Don, there are some key reasons why planting bare root roses is preferable to container-grown stock. ‘The reason why I am using bare root roses rather than roses in a pot is that they have a much wider range available, they tend to be cheaper, and also I’ve found that very often they’re good, strong roses,’ he says....

The BBC Gardeners’ World presenter has shared a list of questions that all green-thumbed enthusiasts should ask themselves this January – and your answers reveal whether you should prune or wait until a later date. So, should you begin pruning this month? Sharing his garden ideas in his blog (opens in new tab), Monty reveals the answer. This is when to prune your winter fruit trees, according to Monty Don For the garden expert, pruning is his ‘big January job’ that he aims to finish before the month concludes....

A small shower room or bathroom can feel cramped and unwelcoming, particularly if it has low ceilings. But there are many ways to make it feel more spacious, according to Yousef Mansuri, head of design at bathroom experts CP Hart. So, if you are considering walk-in shower ideas that take over the whole space or simply a cubicle you want to feel spacious, this is what to consider. Shower design for a small bathroom These clever tricks will help with shower design for a small bathroom, particularly if you are in the planning stages and looking for small bathroom ideas....

But is Solo Stove as good at making pizza oven as it is at making bonfires? We were lucky enough to be one of the first to test out this new launch, and if first impressions are anything to go by, this is one of the best pizza ovens you can buy. Here’s our verdict on the Pi in our Solo Stove Pi Pizza Oven Review. Solo Stove Pi Pizza Oven, (MSRP) $624....