Home & Garden Just what the bees need
11/06/2009
The British Beekeeper’s Association had a very timely show garden at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. The BBA show garden highlighted ways to attract bees and, with summer on the way, this is the crucial time for us to help honey bees replace the huge number of colonies they have lost over the last two years by planting up our gardens with nectar and pollen-rich flowers and trees.
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The easy answer to your phone
A new phone has been launched - which you don't need to pick up when the people you want to speak to call. How does it work? MT editor Tony Watts has been finding out.
And sow, to bed again
This month, MT’s gardening guru Carole Davies is looking forward to sampling the hard-earned fruits of her labours - by keeping any aspiring ‘Peter Rabbits’ at bay
Radio's allotment doctor joins the show in Cardiff
The first RHS show of the year is in the parklands of Cardiff Castle next weekend (17 - 19 April), when thousands are expected to come along and enjoy the best of the spring blooms from nurseries across the UK, with ideas and inspiration for the growing season ahead - and there is plenty in the garden for all those looking to grow their own.
Tulips from Amsterdam?
MT’s gardening guru Carole Davies looks at one of our favourite springtime flowers - and uncovers a fascinating past
Don’t fall for the scam merchants
As conmen come up with new and ever more inventive ways to swindle people out of their hard-earned money, how can you avoid being ripped- off or having your possessions stolen? Mark Gettinby, Director of Financial Services at Intune, the insurance provider set up and owned by Help the Aged, provides an insight on what to look out for.
Victim of fraud? Then please help others who may be at risk
The combination of accelerating technology and a deepening recession has led to a huge rise in fraud - especially identify and investment fraud and mass marketing scams. Sadly, those most at risk are the elderly, which is why the National Fraud Strategic Authority is asking Mature Times readers who have been affected by fraud to speak out and help protect others who may be at risk.
Just good friends...
Mixing and matching isn’t just restricted to wardrobes. It’s also a great way to make your garden more productive By MT’s gardening guru Carole Davies.
'Consumers don't know their water rights'
The Consumer Council for Water says that many water consumers do not know about the minimum levels of service they are entitled to from their water companies.
New ‘smart’ homes for dementia sufferers
Innovative ‘smart’ sensing systems that will help the UK’s 700,000 dementia sufferers live independently at home could be available commercially within the next 5 years.
Big buttons, big sound - the RNID's review of corded phones
As most people age, progressive deterioration of both hearing and eyesight is quite common, which can be especially problematic when using a telephone - either at home or at work. So, in conjunction with the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB), we have reviewed the current products on the market that would be particularly suitable for people with mild to moderate losses in both hearing and sight.
The Alan Titchmarsh Show and RHS launch search for ‘The People’s Gardener’
ITV1’s The Alan Titchmarsh Show has teamed up with the Royal Horticultural Society’s Britain in Bloom to launch the search for ‘The People’s Gardener’.
Could you be a local environment hero or heroine?
Do you know of, or are you a part of, a great local initiative which helps the environment? No doubt it could do with a helping hand…
Mistletoe and vine
A misheard lyric from everyone’s favourite Christmas songster provides inspiration for grow-your-own Christmas decorations
By MT’s gardening guru Carole Davies
Spice up your bird food to deter pesky squirrels
Fed up with filling your bird feeder and seeing a cheeky grey squirrel help itself? Well the RSPB has a spicy answer to your problem.
