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What's making my lawn go all grey? MY lawn has developed silvery grey patches and some of the leaves have reddish brown edges. What's the cause? - Keith Andrews, Mansfield, Notts

Crop Stars ; After All Your Hard Work On the Veg Plot, It's Time to Reap the Rewards and Enjoy a Tasty Feast...

RAISED VEG BEDS FOR maximum flavour vegetables need fertile soil, at least six hours of sun each day and plenty of water. And if you grow them in raised beds and plant the varieties close together in blocks or in staggered rows they'll be portion-sized.

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FREE alliums These are wonderful spring flowers and we've selected three superb varieties for a stunning collection. You can buy five bulbs each of the popular Purple Sensation, the spiky Christophii and the white Ivory Queen for just pounds 9.95. But if you buy a double collection and save pounds 2, plus you'll receive 50 bulbs of the dwarf, drumstick-like Sphaerocephalon and 25 bulbs of the cornflower-blue pompom-flowering Azureum for FREE. That's 105 bulbs for just pounds 17.90. To order b...

Do It! ; Jobs for the Week

Easy Plant Madonna lily bulbs in a sunny spot in well-draining fertile soil from now until mid-September. Place the bulbs just a few inches below the soil's surface. Pick limonium and helichrysum flowers and the seed heads of poppies, nigella, honesty and sea hollies to dry for indoor arrangements. Peg non-flowering shoots of carnations into the soil to produce new plants. You can cut them off and plant them separately when they are well-rooted.

Make Your Home As Good As New ; Can't Afford to Move but Want a Change? Don't Up Sticks.. Update

Before the credit crunch it was much easier to sell up and move if you got fed up with your home. But with mortgages nowharder to come by it's often not an option, so DIY is the next best thing. Here are a few ideas for each room... from quick to costly Kitchen

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Dr Diy ; Big Brother Winner & Building Expert's Easy Guide

HOW TO.. Spray paint garden fencing IF your fencing starts to show signs of wear and tear, act fast - a quick respray is much cheaper than replacing the panels when they really deteriorate. I'd recommend repainting every two years. Top Tip: Always plan external work around the weather forecast, as you'll need a good whole dry day and one that's not too windy, either.

Location, Location ..Preparation, If You're On Move

LOOK out for removal vans on the roads on Wednesday. September 1 is the most popular date of the year to move house. But whenever you do move, make sure you're not one of the thousands of people who are woefully unprepared for the upheaval.

Off to University? Do Homework On Student Housing

AFTER getting their A-levels and securing a place at university or college, this year's new students face another challenge - finding somewhere to live. So Steve Lees, head of marketing at Email4Property.co.uk, has some tips to help you or your son or daughter survive their first taste of freedom.

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Hot This Week ; ..Chill 'N' Fill Mini Cool Bags

OFF for a picnic? Don't lug a hefty plastic coolbox around - these mini cool bags are just the right size for one person. The bags have an integrated ice pack. Keep in the freezer and it will always be ready to pack up with your picnic goodies.

Spot the Difference Top10 ; Transform a Room with Some Polka Dots. Here Are a Few We Spotted ...

Retro spot milk pan pounds 8.95 (www.dotcomgiftshop.com, 020 8746 2473) Red polka dot cake stand pounds 31.50 (www.cocomale.com, 020 3086 8460)

I Won Tommy for the Day..He Fixed It for Me

BACK in June, Homes & Holidays joined forces with Krcher to give a reader the chance to "win" celebrity builder Tommy Walsh for three hours. Maintenance man James Forbes, 54, from Forfar, near Dundee, was the winner after correctly naming Ground Force as the TV show that made Tommy famous.

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Bobbin Design Is a Very Cool Stool.. Where Can I Get One? ; Tricks of the Trade

I SAW a bobbin-shaped stool in a bathroom company advert but they do not sell them and I can't find one in shops. Can you help me? - Mr R T Rushforth, Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside ZENA SAYS: The stool is called a Tam Tam and they cost pounds 15 from Habitat (www.habitat.net, 0844 499 4686). I think they're terrific - in fact I have two in my kitchen.