conservatories

Britain’s Historic Oaks at Risk

May 3, 2010

Woodland Heritage, a coalition of 10 conservation and business groups, are seeking £10 million over the next five years to find a cure for Acute Oak Decline (AOD), a disease with the potential to change our landscape even more than Dutch elm disease managed.

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Conservatory Early Origins

April 5, 2010

The word ‘conservatories’ is derived from the Italian conservato (stored or preserved) and Latin ory (a place for). This was originally used to describe a non-glazed structure used for storing food. Some people might call the development of this a greenhouse, but

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Conservatory Paint or Natural Finish?

February 26, 2010

Choosing the appropriate paint finish for your conservatory is an important decision. Unfortunately, it is not always a decision that you are left alone to take. If you live in a Listed Property, in a Conservation Area or

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Environmentally Friendly Conservatories

February 20, 2010

We are proud of our green credentials and are continually looking at ways to build conservatories so that they have less impact on the environment during construction, when you use them and

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Anniversary of the Birth of Joseph Paxton

August 3, 2009

Today is the anniversary of Sir Joseph Paxton who was born on 3rd August 1803 in Milton Bryan Bedfordshire. The seventh son of a farmer and small landowner, Paxton was the creator of the Great Conservatory at Chatsworth House and the Crystal Palace built for the Great Exhibition of 1851.

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