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A home should be cosy and inviting. But if you live with family or friends, it can sometimes be tricky to reconcile everyone's preferences. How do you create surroundings where everyone feels at home? Netflix star and organizing consultant Marie Kondo, known for the hit series "Tidying Up With Marie Kondo," and psychologist Uwe Linke, who advises couples moving in together for a series on German television channel Sat-1, share some tips. 1. A compromise is not a solution Even if some household members say it doesn't matter to them which sofa you get or where precisely the large indoor plant is...
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A home should be cosy and inviting. But if you live with family or friends, it can sometimes be tricky to reconcile everyone's preferences. How do you create surroundings where everyone feels at home? Netflix star and organizing consultant Marie Kondo, known for the hit series "Tidying Up With Marie Kondo," and psychologist Uwe Linke, who advises couples moving in together for a series on German television channel Sat-1, share some tips. 1. A compromise is not a solution Even if some household members say it doesn't matter to them which sofa you get or where precisely the large indoor plant is...
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Not only you, but also your children need a good setup to work from home. Since schoolwork is usually done in the afternoon or evening, good lighting is key. German industry expert Iris Vollmann shares some tips on how to assure the best lighting for your schoolchild's workplace. Balanced basic illumination An evenly-lit room helps your child to concentrate. Basic lighting relieves strain on the eyes which otherwise must constantly make adjustments to varying levels of brightness. This means that the child should not only have an individual lamp on the desk, but that the main source of light i...
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Not only you, but also your children need a good setup to work from home. Since schoolwork is usually done in the afternoon or evening, good lighting is key. German industry expert Iris Vollmann shares some tips on how to assure the best lighting for your schoolchild's workplace. Balanced basic illumination An evenly-lit room helps your child to concentrate. Basic lighting relieves strain on the eyes which otherwise must constantly make adjustments to varying levels of brightness. This means that the child should not only have an individual lamp on the desk, but that the main source of light i...
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The housing crisis is a growing concern across Europe, marked by shortages and escalating rents. Approximately 70% of EU residents own their homes, while the remaining 30% rent. About 17% of the EU population lives in overcrowded conditions. In Europe, the housing landscape is varied, with a significant divide between homeowners and renters. In eight out of 36 European countries, more than 90% of the population lived in their own homes in 2022 according to Eurostat. Over half of the population rents in Germany and SwitzerlandIn Germany, the proportion of renters exceeded 50% in 2022, making it...
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Butterflies and caterpillars need more than a friendly plant or two in the garden, and just like us humans, they also have certain preferences. In the case of butterflies, they like a spiral or three-dimensional garden bed with a variety of larval host plants. Such a bed is the ideal habitat for insects, according to the German Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU). A spiral bed winds its way upwards similar to an herb spiral, which becomes narrower towards the top and is bordered by large stones. The site should have room for a bed at least three metres in diameter, with the lower...
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Butterflies and caterpillars need more than a friendly plant or two in the garden, and just like us humans, they also have certain preferences. In the case of butterflies, they like a spiral or three-dimensional garden bed with a variety of larval host plants. Such a bed is the ideal habitat for insects, according to the German Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU). A spiral bed winds its way upwards similar to an herb spiral, which becomes narrower towards the top and is bordered by large stones. The site should have room for a bed at least three metres in diameter, with the lower...
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Most fruits contain seeds, and some plants culinarily regarded as vegetables - including tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers - are botanically fruits because they contain seeds. When you buy them at a supermarket or greengrocer's, can you use their seeds to grow them in your garden? "Yes, but there's a high risk you won't get anything that tastes good," says Christine Scherer, horticultural technician at the Bavarian Garden Academy in Germany. The reason, she explains, is that F1 hybrid (first filial generation) seeds are very often used in commercial fruit and vegetable cultivation. They're the r...
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Most fruits contain seeds, and some plants culinarily regarded as vegetables - including tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers - are botanically fruits because they contain seeds. When you buy them at a supermarket or greengrocer's, can you use their seeds to grow them in your garden? "Yes, but there's a high risk you won't get anything that tastes good," says Christine Scherer, horticultural technician at the Bavarian Garden Academy in Germany. The reason, she explains, is that F1 hybrid (first filial generation) seeds are very often used in commercial fruit and vegetable cultivation. They're the r...
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As the temperatures heat up, so does the growth in your garden - and the dreaded need to haul out that lawnmower to keep the grass in shape. But now, you can forget about what your neighbours might say about your unruly lawn. "No Mow May," originally a UK movement, has spread to other countries and proponents say it will actually keep your grass greener. Blooming flowers on the lawn attract bumblebees and butterflies as well as special species that feed off of the growth. Cut the grass and you chop off this ecosystem. "Even before wildflowers have a chance to grow up from the lawn and blossom,...
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