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Whether you want to bring life back into your backyard or you are hoping to bring some blooms into your decor, we’ve rounded up the very best Christmas plants and flowers to ensure your home feels fabulously festive. Best bulbs for Christmas flowering Best bulbs for Christmas flowering Whether you’re looking to add color to your winter garden ideas or want to force bulbs indoors for Christmas, these Christmas flowering bulbs are sure to bring life back into your space....

Even new borders of bare soil and flat, open sites can be transformed in no time with the right plants. Enjoy a lush greensward with fast-growing grasses, and erect a privacy screen with fast-growing shrubs and fast-growing hedges. Or, add height, color and structure with fast-growing flowering trees, and cover for pergolas and arches with fast-growing flowering vines. Below, we bring your our – and our garden experts’ – selection of the best fast-growing plants for every site and requirement....

Aromas such as lavender or vanilla create a safe and relaxing atmosphere, working wonders on the mind, body, and soul. A handful of us might seek out cinnamon-based scents reminiscent of childhood days; others drift towards rose petals and find themselves transported that way. Of course, when choosing a home fragrance, it all boils down to personal preference, but the upside to that is some fail-safe scents are guaranteed to make your home smell nice and bring comfort and joy into your rooms (and lives) – that’s why we’re here....

Trailing plants are some of the best plants for hanging baskets, and should always be included when deciding how to plant a hanging basket – otherwise your focus will be on the side of the container rather than on the plants. They are also wonderful cottage garden ideas, offering a charming feel as they tumble over the side of the baskets, adding interest to the vertical space. Trailing plants make up one of the three core elements of hanging basket design – thriller, spiller and filler....

Most Sonos speakers cannot be stored and used outdoors. Some models, like the Sonos Roam and Sonos Move, are outdoor rated, but not for extended periods of time. Sonos Architectural Speakers, though, are designed specifically for outdoor use, provided you run their wires to an Amp that’s indoors. When it comes to outdoor speaker options, there aren’t too many that represent a real Hi-Fi attempt at backyard listening. That has changed with Sonos’s introduction of their outdoor speaker option....

However, despite the likelihood of large amounts of money being spent on audio separates in order to eke out as much enjoyment as possible from their particular music, the reality is the end product will be a highly polished work which will not necessarily match the ideals of the listener. This is because while the listener will be consuming their audio either through headphones or home stereo speakers, the actual recording and production progress used by musicians and producers will see them using studio monitors rather than standard speakers during recording....

Recently, we reported on Chrissy and her husband singer John Legend’s unusual pampas Christmsa tree that stands in their entryway. Since then, she has shown off her kitchen Christmas decor ideas (they are seen on the second photo of the carousel below). The couple’s snowy decorations, exhibited on their chic open-shelving, show what is possible with a small amount of attention and care. The biggest lesson we can learn? Don’t forget the kitchen when decorating for the holidays....