Sustainable swaps

Over the winter months, you may have noticed that your garden has taken something of a battering, particularly in light of the extreme weather we've experienced over the last year. What’s more, households across the UK and beyond are looking for ways in which they can make their gardens more sustainable, more conducive to a green future, and more aligned with our growing sense of need to surround ourselves with nature.

Catching up with the team at Oltco, we learn that there are plenty of ways to achieve all of this. The fi rst especially if your fences are in a state of disrepair anyway is to replace them with panels that contain holes for hedgehogs. Hedgehog ‘highways’ ensure these much-loved creatures can pass freely through your garden. Considering that the average hedgehog travels around one mile every night (traversing through our gardens and other greenspaces in search of food and a mate), by cutting a small gap in the bottom of your fence, you can make these wanderings far easier and safer, reducing their need to ‘king of the road’ their way across increasingly busy streets. A gap 13cm wide by 13cm tall is ample, and will be too small for nearly all pets, providing the added bonus of an escape route should your furry friend take an unhealthy liking to these unassuming wanderers.

Another consideration to make in gardens that don’t have grass, is to grow your own produce using a VegTrug. Made from sustainable fi r, these durable planters

SUSTAINABLE swapsIdeas from Oltco to help us all make our outdoor spaces more sustainable. come with have noticed that your garden has purpose-built, purpose-built, fi tted membrane liners, and are specifi cally designed to an easy working height. They easy working height. They provide access for all who wish to ‘grow their own’, and by feeding your family with produce grown just outside your back door, you can signifi cantly reduce the miles associated with your food, and therefore your home’s carbon footprint. Finally, if you’re hoping to install a hardstand area in your outdoor space, why not choose Recycle Bound over traditional paving or tarmac? SUDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage System) compliant, Recycle Bound is made to ensure that water drains away from the surface quickly, reducing puddling and ma ing your new outdoor space be it a driveway, outdoor kitchen, or patio alternative as low maintenance as possible.

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Feed the bees! in circulation, it’s a fantastic way to offset

By planting wildflowers, you can attract birds, bees and your home’s environmental footprint, other pollinators into your contributing to the clearing of waste plastic garden, giving it a feeling from the natural world and transforming of wilderness quite unlike it into a solution for your home that’s both any other planting scheme. practical and beautiful.

The best part, is that many wildflowers actually prefer poor soil and neglect, perfect when OLTCO low-maintenance is the aim of info@ oltco.co.uk the game. www.oltco.co.uk Find more like this: www.cornwall-living.co.uk

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Making PLANS

Despite the renewed option of foreign travel, with the re-opening of overseas destinations, signs are still pointing towards another strong year for the staycation industry, particularly in Cornwall. With the main summer months fast approaching, leading holiday letting agency Carbis Bay Holidays gives us an insight into what lies ahead this year for the tourism industry in Cornwall.

“Our team of locally based knowledgeable experts are busy planning in readiness. perating from our two offi ces in arbis Bay, our dedicated property management team are working hard alongside our fabulous housekeepers to ensure all maintenance, deep cleans, gardening and thorough property checks are completed. We believe this preparation will ensure smooth holidays, and that guests will experience the high standards of quality and cleanliness they have come to expect from us.”

As an agency, Carbis Bay Holidays offers holiday home owners bespoke service packages, including a fully managed option where they take care of all aspects of letting, leaving owners to sit back and relax, knowing their home is in safe hands. The team pride themselves on really knowing their properties and being located just a stone’s throw from them means they are quickly able to service and remedy any issues!

Carbis Bay Holidays has been through some changes in recent times, and is now part of the Sykes Cottages family. This has brought many positives to owners, not least an eight fi gure mar eting budget. This national marketing exposure coupled with the expertise of a locally based team in Carbis Bay means owners are offered the best of both worlds; an excellent level of bookings and expert care for their holiday home from the trusted St Ives team.

If you are thinking of letting your holiday home, or considering buying a second home with potential for a holiday let, Carbis Bay Holidays would love to hear from you. They offer free help and advice at all stages of the holiday letting journey, whether it be a projection of bookings and income, a letter to support a mortgage application, or advice on the best locations to buy in Carbis Bay and St Ives, including which property features are the most desirable.

With a bumper Cornish holiday season in 2021, Carbis Bay Holidays is looking forward to another successful year.

CARBIS BAY HOLIDAYS

St Ives Road, Carbis Bay, St Ives TR26 2RT 01736 809675 www.carbisbayholidays.co.uk Find more like this: www.cornwall-living.co.uk ëéABOVE Let Carbis Bay Holidays take your bookings to the next level with their local knowledge and experience

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Carbis Bay Holidays are actively looking for new properties to add to their portfolio to meet customer demand. Act now, and you are sure to see great results in the coming season. Contact the New Property team today on 01736 809675, email newowners@carbisbayholidays.co.uk, or call into the office for a copy of their Owners Guide.