Having a house full of plants has become very trendy in recent years. While they look great, surrounding ourselves with nature has more than just aesthetic benefits.
Reductions to council tax or water bills should be used to reward urban home owners who garden more sustainably, researchers in Yorkshire have suggested.
BELIEVE it or not, planning guidelines issued by your local council stipulate the use of porous materials for household driveways, in order to reduce the risk of flooding.
Professor Ross Cameron said modern trends in garden design have become very damaging to the environment - particularly singling out an uptick in paved patio areas and fake turf.