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Time to veg out

Never eating another bacon sandwich would be a daunting prospect for some, but plenty of Brits are cutting back on meat without ditching it altogether.

Time to veg out

Try something fishy

If you've ever walked past an ornamental lake and marvelled at the fish in the water, perhaps it's time to introduce some fish into your own pond.

Try something fishy

Gone with the wind

Before he moved onward and upward, David Cameron had one on his London home and you can too, but domestic wind turbines aren't a practical way of generating electricity for many of us.

Gone with the wind

Great British beauty

You'd be crazy to think you can escape this summer's Jubilympics season.

Great British beauty

Six of the best camping kits

For thousands of years, humans have enjoyed sleeping under the stars.

Six of the best camping kits

Decor fit for a queen

How you mark the Jubilee is a matter of taste. You could bedeck your home with bunting and roll out a red carpet, or you might want to celebrate more subtly with memorabilia and special pieces you'll always treasure.

Decor fit for a queen

British belles

Summer's fail-safe nautical trend has been given a royal makeover for 2012.

British belles

Tea with the Queen

Already whetted by the Royal Wedding, our appetite for street parties is back with a bang this year as the Queen's Diamond Jubilee approaches.

Tea with the Queen

Go for flawless walls

Wallpaper, especially textured paper, can hide a multitude of sins. While you may not be able to live with it any more, removing it is a risky business because once you do, the walls (and ceilings) may need replastering.

Go for flawless walls

Chelsea showcases year-round interest

Visitors to this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show will no doubt see spring flowers in bloom long after their natural flowering period, while late summer perennials and other flowering plants will be brought forward in artificial conditions to ensure they are flowering for the event.

Chelsea showcases year-round interest

Time for some DIY on your home computer

Expanding the British DIY focus from painting walls and replacing flooring to do-it-yourself memory upgrades in home computers could serve to de-stress households around the country, according to new insights revealed today.


Smells like summer

After non-stop April showers and floods, we've never needed a taste of summer like we do now.

Smells like summer

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