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FEATURE HOLLY WALSH PHOTOGRAPHS FUTURECONTENTHUB.COM TIME AT HOME Do it Make a bedside table For an easy bedroom update combine two Ikea staples to make a bedside table. Start by attaching a Moppe chest to the legs of a Tenhult stool using wood glue. Paint the drawer fronts with leftover emulsion or tester pots, in an ombre formation, starting with the lightest shade at the top, with the darkest at the bottom. Leave to dry, then coat with a matt varnish. EASY DIY JOB JUNE 2022 | 101

Crops for Make the most of balcony space with SMALL planters designed SPACES to be hung safely Fresh and fabulous! These easy vegetables and salads will keep going all summer, no matter how little outdoor space you have for them Homegrown tastes better regular intervals to ensure a steady and is so easy to do. crop throughout summer. It’s also good for your When space is tight wellbeing: growing your Even if your outdoor area is small, as long as you use it efficiently there’s own produce gives you a sense of still lots you can grow. The sheltered environment of a balcony means it’s calm – and a regular supply to eat. the perfect growing space. There’s From salad with extra crunch to usually plenty of wall area for slotting in vertical planters or trellis to provide heavenly scented tomatoes and fresh support for young plants. Courtyards herbs, it’s all very doable. The trick and patios generally offer more space is to grow small amounts of different for growing things than a balcony or crops that offer big rewards. Steer terrace, but shade can be an issue if clear of anything needing elaborate preparation and cultivation and opt for easy produce such as cut-and- come-again salad leaves, perpetual spinach and dwarf kale, herbs, chillies, dwarf varieties of French beans and compact tomatoes. Edible flowers such as nasturtium, borage and calendula are also a good choice, and add a pretty touch to the garden. Another idea is to plant mixed containers of herbs, tomatoes and chillies, for example, or large pots of mixed herbs, rather than separating varieties into individual pots. This adds more interest to your planting. Getting started You need to decide whether you are going to grow from seed or from plug plants. Plug plants and larger potted ones are widely available from garden centres and via mail order, but sowing your own seeds is easy to do and is much cheaper. There are two ways of doing it: either in seed trays for transplanting out later or straight into containers outside. Remember, for crops like salad leaves and beans, you will need to keep sowing at 102 | JUNE 2022

TIME AT HOME Do it HORTIACCUCLOTRUODRWIINNSFGTOTOOOFDGTIUHSYEABRHAHORSTT,ETGRRREOCNWHDIINEGFYOUR FIVE EASY CROPS FOR POTS FEATURE SARAH WILSON PHOTOGRAPHS you’re overlooke . Jus re e er ase o e con ainer and add a GETTY IMAGES, ALAMY STOCK PHOTO to choose the sunniest and most layer of broken crocks. Use a light, PERPETUAL SPINACH sheltered spot possible. free-draining compost such as John Innes No 2 and mix in a good The perfect cut-and- How to grow handful of horticultural grit, then come-again crop, this will raise the pots on feet to allow be prolific throughout While shallow pots are suitable excess water to drain away. Your summer and autumn and for growing salad leaves and herbs, crop will benefit from feeding, so into the following year. you will need to use deeper either add a controlled-release Pick smaller leaves for containers for crops such as beans fertiliser to the soil or use a general- salads and just remember and tomatoes, to accommodate purpose feed. Tomatoes will need to keep on harvesting – their deeper roots. Vegetables a high-potash feed, while leafy and it will keep on giving. always do best in well-drained crops like spinach and lettuce will Try ‘Popeye’ or ‘Medania’. compost. Make sure there are benefit from a nitrogen-rich fertiliser. enough drainage holes in the ZESTY ROCKET Packed with flavour, this salad leaf looks pretty growing in a handy pot by the back door, too. The tastiest salad leaf around is also the easiest one to grow. Pick regularly to keep the leaves coming fast. Try ‘Skyrocket’, ‘Apollo’ or ‘Runway’. DWARF FRENCH BEANS Available in purple, yellow and green varieties, these love a container, only grow to 40-60cm in height and are self-supporting. Even better, they’re stringless, which means less prep in the kitchen. Try ‘Amethyst’, ‘Boston’ or ‘Green Arrow’. TUMBLING TOMATOES Choose a compact bush variety with clusters of cherry tomatoes that will cascade over the sides of a container with no need for training or trimming off side shoots. Great if space is limited. Try ‘Tumbling Tom Red’, ‘Balconi Red’ or ‘Tumbler’ varieties. SPRING ONIONS Sow seeds in a large pot, keep the soil moist and as soon as they are pencil sized, harvest for salads – usually in around eight weeks. Leave others to round out and keep sowing for a regular crop. Choose ‘White Lisbon’ or red-stemmed ‘Apache’. JUNE 2022 | 103

Build yourself an INSECT HOTEL Welcome pollinators and other beneficial insects to your garden by creating a DIY bug house – then let nature do its thing I f you’re a gardener and a nature COSY HAVEN enthusiast, you’ll love creating an Fill your box with found insect hotel. With all of its nooks and recycled materials, from twigs to hollow plant and crannies, it will provide a vital stems, cardboard tubing, drilled wood blocks, dried haven for pollinating butterflies, solitary leaves and bark bees, lacewings, ladybirds and other PYOOLULRMIBANUTAGTTEHEROYTAOENULDRRDFEELSVOIOWDUEERRNUTNSWDWAEINCLTOLEMDPBOEPSERESETPASLDAYNTTO insects that help pollinate flowers, screw in both sides. Glue the middle filling materials you have chosen so piece to the inside of the side pieces, that they are packed tightly but still control pests and maintain a healthy and screw it in place, if you wish. allow ample space for different insects to enter and nest. garden ecosystem. 4SCREW ON THE ROOF An insect hotel is easy to make Attach the roof by lining it up flush 6FIX THE FINISHED HOTEL with the back board but so that it hangs Attach hanging hardware to the – you just need an open bird house over the front and sides. Screw through back of the box and fix it to a fence or a wooden box with an overhanging the roof into the side and back pieces. or tree trunk – about 90cm off the roof to protect it from rain. Instructions ground is a good height – preferably to make a simple box are below. Once 5 FILL THE BOX facing south so your bugs can benefit you have your frame, fill it with materials Stack your cut bamboo canes, from the warmth of the sun. from nature to provide shelter and drilled blocks of wood and any other nesting fodder for your guests. YOU WILL NEED 1 x 10cm-wide rot-resistant wood board (you’ll need about 90cm in length) 1 x 13cm-wide rot-resistant wood board (you’ll need only 14cm in length but may need to buy a longer board) 3cm screws Wood glue Twigs, wood chips, cut bamboo canes, blocks of wood with drilled holes, pinecones, dried leaves, bark, straw and/or hay Hanging hardware 1 CUT OUT THE BOX SIDES For the sides of the box, cut two 23.5cm pieces from the 10cm-wide board. On each piece, mark one long edge at 21cm. Draw a line from this mark to the opposite corner and cut on this line so that the top edge is angled. 2 CUT OUT THE OTHER PIECES For the back, cut a 23cm piece from the 10cm-wide board. For the middle and bottom sections, cut two 10cm lengths from the 10cm-wide board. For the roof, cut a 14cm piece from the 13cm-wide board. 3 ASSEMBLE THE BOX Place the side pieces on either side of the back piece (along the long edges) and screw through the outside of the side pieces into the long edges of the back board. Insert the bottom piece and 104 | JUNE 2022

TIME AT HOME Do it FEATURE STEPHANIE DURRANT PROJECT SIMPLY LIVING WELL BY JULIA WATKINS (£16.99, HARDIE GRANT) PHOTOGRAPHS JULIA WATKINS IDEA TO STEAL Find a quiet spot for your insect hotel where residents won’t be disturbed HOME HELP Solitary bees like to nest in hollow stems or holes drilled in blocks of wood; ladybirds like to hibernate between twigs or dried leaves packed together; beetles, centipedes, spiders and woodlice love to hang out under rotting wood and bark JUNE 2022 | 105

Make a rag rug FLOWER POSY Create colourful textured blooms using leftover fabrics These rag rug bouquets are 2 HEM THE HESSIAN sure to bring vibrancy to any Use a sewing machine to work a room of the home and make zigzag stitch around the drawn figure- a wonderful handmade gift. of-eights to hem the hessian. Leave your Crafted using various fabric scraps, this stitch width at the default setting, but is the ultimate stash-busting project. It’s adjust your stitch length to be shorter. easy to create gorgeous textured blooms that will last a lifetime using this shaggy 3 CUT OUT THE PETALS Varying fabric RE STEPHANIE DURRANT PHOTOGRAPHS JAMES GARDINER rag-rugging technique. Try making seven Cut your fabric into strips that are texture in similar different-sized flowers for each bouquet, around 5x8cm in size (you can vary shades gives a or simply supersize the whole bunch. the length and width of the strips for subtle effect different effects). Lay 10 cut strips, one YOU WILL NEED on top of the other, and use scissors to 6 CUT AROUND THE BASES shape the ends of the bunch of strips so Once all the flowers are rag-rugged, Round object, 5cm in diameter that they are either rounded, pointed or cut around the edge of the stitching Hessian Marker pen Sewing heart-shaped. Different shapes will give of the rag-rugged figure-of-eights to machine and thread Fabric Fabric different looks to your flowers. separate them from the sheet of hessian. scissors Rag rug spring tool Twigs/ Cut as close to the stitched hem as wooden sticks (30cmx6mm diameter) 4 RAG-RUG THE HESSIAN possible without cutting into it. for the flower stems Glue gun Fill inside the stitched figure-of-eights with shaggy rag-rugging. Keeping the 7 ADDTHESTEMS 1 TRACE THE FLOWER BASES spring tool closed, from the top of the Lay the rag-rugged figure-of-eights Place the round object on the hessian hessian, weave the pointed end down shaggy side down on a solid surface and and trace around it to form a circle. Move into a hole in the hessian and up through place one of the wooden flower stems or the object so that it overlaps the first a hole two strands away. You should now twigs on, so the end is within the base of circle by around 1cm and trace round it have two strands of the hessian on top of the figure-of-eight. Glue around the edge again, to form a figure-of-eight shape. the lever. Squeeze to open the spring tool. of the stitching and around the wooden Repeat seven times, leaving at least 4cm Place the corner of the short edge of the stick, then fold the figure-of-eight to of hessian between each figure-of-eight fabric strip into the opening and release sandwich the stick into the hessian. Press shape and the next, and between the the lever to clench the rag. Holding the all the edges to secure them together figures and the edge of the hessian. hessian still with one hand, pull the spring and fluff up the rag-rugging to cover the tool back through the hessian so that half fold. Trim if necessary. Petals cut into of the rag is on one side of the strands of Project from: Rag Rug Techniques for soft points on hessian and half is on the other. Beginners by Elspeth Jackson this flower vary (£14.99, CICO Books) the look 5 REPEAT FOR ALL THE FLOWERS Leaving out around one strand of hessian between each fabric piece and the next, repeat with this method. Fill the shapes in any order you like (in lines or randomly, for example) but make sure to rag-rug your pieces close together so you get a nice full flower. Rag-rug all your flowers before cutting into the hessian as this helps keep the strands intact. INSWPHIERNACATHNIOOEONASSFIYRNOTGMRFIRACEBKARLII-SCLSTIOFFOTERAFKYLEOOUCRROALLFOLBUOORWUEQRUSE,TS 106 | JUNE 2022

TIME AT HOME Make it IDEA TO STEAL Use fabrics that aren’t too floppy, so the ‘petals’ stand up well Arrange your jolly rag rug flowers in a vase. Try cutting some of the stems shorter to create different heights within a bouquet JUNE 2022 | 107

Cook it IME AT HOME Something for THE WEEKEND The perfect way to round off those healthy summer salads, this simple-to-make green tea cake is wonderfully gooey and fruity BERRY NICE! RASPBERRY, WHITE CHOCOLATE AND MATCHA CAKE RECIPE AND PHOTOGRAPH FUTURECONTENTHUB.COM TAKES 30 MIN PLUS 30 MIN IN THE OVEN SERVES 8-10 225g unsalted butter, at room 1 Preheat the oven to 160C/Gas 3. Using beating well, then fold in the remaining temperature 225g caster sugar an electric mixer, beat the butter and flour. Scrape into a greased and lined sugar together in a bowl until creamy 22cm cake tin. Bake for 30 min or until 1tsp vanilla extract 225g plain and pale, then mix in the vanilla. In a an inserted skewer comes out clean. flour, sifted 1tsp baking powder separate bowl, sift together the flour, Allow to cool in the tin, then remove baking powder and matcha powder. to a wire rack to cool completely. 3tsp matcha green tea powder 4 large free-range eggs, lightly 2Add 1 egg, 1tbsp of the flour mix and 3For the topping, whip the cream, beaten Zest and juice of 2 limes the lime zest and juice to the butter vanilla and icing sugar until it holds its 3tbsp whole milk 250ml mixture, and beat with an electric mixer shape, spread over the cooled cake and whipping cream 1tsp vanilla extract until well combined. Continue by adding decorate with raspberries. Drizzle over 1tbsp icing sugar 300g raspberries 1 egg, 2tbsp flour and 1tbsp milk at a time, the melted white chocolate. 50g white chocolate, melted 108 | JUNE 2022

Malm drawer units in TIME AT HOME Make it White, £70 each, Ikea. Painted in Bunker Hill THIS MONTH’S Green Regal Select Matt, £27 for 0.9ltr, Make it Benjamin Moore. Porto fretwork panels, The fretwork panels on this £67.09 a set, Moonwall chest of drawers are designed to fit any Ikea drawer unit. Stick on with double-sided tape or paint the surface first for colour contrast. For a glam take, apply mirror film instead of paint, before putting the fretwork on top. Maximum impact, minimum effort FEATURE STEPHANIE DURRANT PHOTOGRAPH FUTURECONTENTHUB.COM JUNE 2022 | 109

Buy the best STAND MIXERS They don’t just look the part, stand mixers also take the toil out of the toughest recipes, making baking quicker and easier BEST FOR BAKING CAKES IDEA TO STEAL KITCHENAID ARTISAN ‘Choose a model in a colour that matches POWER 300 watts SPEED SETTINGS 6 your kitchen for a CAPACITY 4.8-litre bowl co-ordinated scheme’ PRICE £399 We all recognise this classic – from The Great British Bake Off and Nigella’s home kitchen – so we put it to the test to see if it’s still the cream of the crop. The verdict? This mixer is stunning and sturdy, quiet and efficient, but we found the motor to be a little lacking. It can make up to two batches of bread at a time, so there’s a good balance between size and capacity; the bowl also screws on easily and has a useful handle. There’s an optional pouring shield to prevent splashes, and it comes with a wire whisk, flat beater and dough hook. The tilt-head design fits neatly under cabinets, and with many colour options (plus custom bowls and matching appliances), it looks great on the counter, too. This is one of the heaviest models, at a knee-bending 11kg with accessories. It made some delicious cake, and you can buy attachments to make pasta and ice cream, and stuff sausages if you wish. REASONS TO BUY Great looks; this mid-price option is a classic for a reason. REASON TO AVOID The motor is a little lacking compared with some others. RATING 110 | JUNE 2022

TIME AT HOME Buy it BEST FOR EASE OF USE a pasta cutter, grinding mill, dicer and BEFORE spaghetti maker. It comes in four colours YOU BUY KENWOOD KMIX and all the parts are dishwasher-safe. REASON TO BUY Its fold function, which Work out which model POWER 1,000 watts makes delicate mixes like brioche. best suits your needs SPEED SETTINGS 6 REASON TO AVOID It weighs over 10kg, CAPACITY 5-litre bowl so it’s pretty heavy for a mixer. Are you buying a mixer to keep PRICE £449.99 RATING long-term? Basic models can be Whether you’re a beginner, a casual baker picked up as cheaply as £50, but or more experienced, the kMix stand for one that will last, budget for mixer offers something for everyone. Not at least £100. Beyond £150, you’ll only is it incredibly easy to control with mostly be paying for a greater six speeds and a fold option, but its choice of colours and styling, extra five-litre heatproof glass bowl also features or accessories. Pricier allows you to see exactly what’s mixers tend to have a sturdier build. going on inside – putting paid to pesky flour lumps. It also features a Stand mixers often feature more powerful motor designed to handle than one outlet – the main one up to 1.35kg of difficult dough. On rotates the tool in the bowl. Other the downside, thanks to its ones are usually located at the metal body, it’s a hefty front of the machine or on the top 10.9kg. During testing, this of the lever arm; these allow you to mixer was fuss-free to power the attachments. Standard use, staying reassuringly mixer attachments include a steady on the worktop blender jug for making smoothies even at high speeds. It and soups, or crushing ice, and produced everything from sometimes a food processor for light, fluffy doughnuts to slicing, grating and chopping. crisp meringue and thick whipped cream for pavlovas Most manufacturers offer a perfectly. Another plus is the range of attachments to buy. These sheer range of compatible include rollers for making pasta attachments, which include and specialised ravioli makers. There are also mincers or grinders ‘PLANLTOOOKUSFEORYOMUORDEMLISXETRHAFTORHAMVOERAENTAHRARNAMYIOXFING? for processing meat, slicers, ATTACHMENTS,LIKE PASTA MAKERS OR BLENDERS’ pre-freeze ice cream bowls, millers, spiralisers and juicers. These can BEST FOR SMALLER KITCHENS incredibly easy to store and significantly take up a fair amount of space in less space-intensive than other options. your kitchen. Look for models that MORPHY RICHARDS REASONS TO BUY It’s a real space saver can store accessories in the bowl MIXSTAR and a very capable machine. or come with a storage box. REASON TO AVOID It lacks that POWER 650 watts classic stand mixer style. Most mixers include three tools SPEED SETTINGS 6 RATING as standard: a balloon whisk for CAPACITY 4-litre bowl whipping cream, eggs and light PRICE £169.99 mixtures; a dough hook for FEATURE MILLIE FENDER AND RACHEL OGDEN We loved how easily this mixer kneaded kneading bread; and a beater for PHOTOGRAPH FUTURECONTENTHUB.COM bread, made cakes and whipped cream. batters, biscuit dough and general It’s a bit noisy and doesn’t have that mixing. This could also be a flexi classic stand mixer design, but if it’s not or scraper beater – a tool that the look you’re after, this is an immensely helps to scrape down the bowl as capable choice. It has a built-in timer that it mixes. Another useful accessory allows you to plan your baking perfectly, is a splashguard, which stops the and its six-point speed dial is variable, contents of the bowl escaping giving you complete control. The MixStar during vigorous mixing. is powered through a central column that stems from its base; the whisk, dough There may be a ‘soft start’ to hook and flat beater attach to this and prevent fine ingredients, such as rotate on a cog around the bowl. Unlike flour, puffing out before the speed many mixers that have one overhead ramps up. Another good feature attachment, this machine has two, so is a pause function. This stops the it can power through tasks quickly. mixing so you can add ingredients The attachments store in an insert before returning to the same that sits in the bowl, which makes this speed. Some mixers have preset programs for food types, such as cake, or gentle fold options. JUNE 2022 | 111

Cook it IME AT HOME What’s for DINNER TONIGHT? Keep dinnertime stress-free with this speedy, healthy and super satisfying salmon dish LIGHT & ZINGY SPICY SALMON LAKSA T‘HRIESWAEDIEYSKISDNUARJYEUFSTATOV2BOEU0CRMOIIMTNEEU’ATENSEW RECIPE AND PHOTOGRAPH FUTURECONTENTHUB.COM TAKES 20 MINUTES SERVES 2 ½tbsp sunflower oil 2tbsp Thai red curry paste 125g mushrooms, sliced 1tsp fish sauce 200ml reduced-fat coconut milk 200ml fish stock 2 salmon fillets 1 red chilli, deseeded and chopped Juice of 1 lime 2 spring onions, finely sliced Large handful coriander leaves, chopped 100g cooked rice noodles 1 Heat the oil in a pan, then add the curry paste and cook for 1 min, until fragrant. Add the mushrooms and cook for another minute. 2 Stir in the fish sauce, coconut milk and stock. Bring to the boil then add the salmon and simmer for 10 mins until cooked. 3 Remove the fish from the pan and flake. Stir in the chilli, lime juice, spring onion and coriander. Serve the curry sauce over the noodles and top with the salmon and a few extra coriander leaves. 112 | JUNE 2022

TIME AT HOME Do it 3 ways to SPEED UP THE PROCESS Tips from Natalie Carter, director at Kai Carter Estates 1 ASSESS YOUR POSITION ‘Being a cash buyer and/or with no chain will increase your appeal as a buyer, as the sale can move quickly, sometimes in just 30 days.’ 2CHECK OUT NEW HOMES Look at new developments where the homes are all finished, but not yet all sold. ‘Once houses are built, developers want to capitalise on their investment to fund their next project. If a few houses remain unsold they may be prepared to take an offer,’ she says. 3MAKE AN OFFER ‘If someone needs to sell quickly for financial reasons – relocation or perhaps a separation – they may be more inclined to take an offer, says Natalie. IBsUitYa gAooHdOtimUeStEo? When’s the best time to When’s the best time to buy a property? buy for first-time buyers? Our experts put you in the picture ‘Latest forecasts suggest an imminent FEATURE SOPHIE VENING If you’re thinking about buying a summer,’ says Heather Owen, financial base interest rate hike from the Bank of PHOTOGRAPH FUTURECONTENTHUB.COM house, it’s worth bearing in mind planning expert at Quilter. ‘In contrast, England, which will ultimately lead to that certain times of the year are the number of homes available later in higher mortgage costs over the next year,’ better for this than others. the year tend to drop as homeowners says Vadim Toader, CEO of Proportunity. A market brimming with houses for sale opt to stay put for the winter,’ she says. ‘As property is seen to be inflation-proof, is the best time for purchasing, whereas that will likely drive prices even higher, if there’s little available, you could end And what about which will have a double whammy impact up paying over the asking price in a bid for selling a house? on people hoping to buy,’ he says. to beat other buyers. Interestingly, although spring and early If you’re in a position to do so, Vadim Buying property is a huge investment autumn are the best time to buy, winter advises jumping on the property ladder and not a decision to take lightly. With and summer tend to be the best times sooner rather than later, in order to benefit the stamp duty holiday now over, and life to sell a house. ‘With fewer properties from current low interest rates. ‘To unblock getting back to some sort of normality, available in summer and winter, your these advantageous rates, buyers will need it’ll be interesting to see what happens house will have less competition and around a 20% deposit,’ says Vadim. If you to the property market going forward. stand out more,’ explains Natalie Carter, don’t have cash savings to hand, check out director at Kai Carter Estates. the government’s shared ownership and What time of year is best? Help to Buy: Equity Loan schemes. ‘March often sees an increase in the Traditionally, spring and early autumn are number of homes up for sale. So if you Is 2022 a good year to buy? popular times to buy. ‘There is typically are looking to buy a house then it is likely more housing stock available in spring you will have far more to choose from There is a general consensus that 2022 and sales often go through quicker as as there are lots of people looking to will be the year when buyers will get a fair people are keen to complete before the move home in the spring,’ says Heather. price. ‘Sales being agreed have increased, but the number of sales achieving over the asking price has reduced,’ says Nathan Emerson, chief executive at Propertymark. Nima Ghasri, director at property buyers GoodMove, agrees: ‘Demand remains strong and there is currently a shortage of properties to meet demand. So prices are holding steady and I believe they will continue to do so in 2022,’ says Nima. Meaning 2022 is looking a promising time to make a smart home changeover. JUNE 2022 | 113

Make it TIME AT HOME THIS MONTH’S Make it To create a herb holder, wrap cable ties around the neck of a glass jar, leaving slack to slip over a cup hook screwed into an old floorboard. Add gravel to each jar for drainage, top with soil and your chosen herb, then water and voila! Use a chalk pen to Jars, £5 for a set FEATURE HOLLY WALSH PHOTOGRAPH FUTURECONTENTHUB.COM write the name of of six, Hobbycraft. each herb on the jars Stainless steel cable ties, £8.69; cup hooks, 114 | JUNE 2022 from £1.99 for 20, all Amazon

TIME AT HOME Do it How to go green with YOUR FINANCES Editor of TheMoneyEdit.com, Kalpana Fitzpatrick shares her advice on how your cash can contribute to a better planet Climate change, pollution and the environment are among our biggest life concerns and it’s the strongest we’ve felt since 1989, according to research*. While our concerns have led us to consuming less meat, seeking out eco-friendly alternatives and buying electric cars, the real power to make an impact lies with your money. Our finance expert Kalpana Fitzpatrick explains how what you do with your cash can help save the planet. FEATURE KALPANA FITZPATRICK PHOTOGRAPH GETTY IMAGES Bank for good Green Bonds Sinuvsetsatiinnagble Know your *IPOS MORI **INVESTMENTS CAN GO UP AS WELL AS DOWN When you put your money The government recently You could choose an ethical STUFF into a bank, it is used to launched Green Bonds, which fund that invests in climate invest in various companies are available from National change incentives, clean water Ethical banks are covered and projects, but they might Savings & Investments projects or animal rights, for by the Financial Services not necessarily be ones you (nsandi.com/green-saving). example – but that also aims Compensation Scheme. Up to would be happy about. Your savings can support to deliver strong returns.** £85,000 of your savings are recycling projects, renewable protected should the bank go A report from Greenpeace energy, or flood defences Ethical pensions bust (fscs.org.uk/check-your- and WWF UK found that and early warning systems, money-is-protected). banks and asset managers to name a few. Switching to a sustainable were responsible for financing pension is a hugely powerful Apply for a £5,000 grant the output of 805 million A green mortgage way to cut your carbon using the Boiler Upgrade tonnes of CO2 in 2019. If this footprint. It's reckoned that Scheme if you replace a gas upsets you, then make a stand If you’re buying a new around £3 trillion of pension boiler with a low-carbon heat and switch to a green bank. energy-efficient home or money has contributed to pump. The scheme will be Triodos Bank Your money have made eco-friendly deforestation or funded fossil available via a supplier, but it could be used to invest in changes, you could qualify fuel projects. Let your pension won’t cover all the cost, which projects such as social for a green mortgage with fund know if you’re not happy. can be in excess of £10,000. housing, eco-tourism and lower rates and cashback. See makemymoneymatter.co. environmental technology Speak to an adviser to find uk for template letters, and Find ways of reducing (triodos.co.uk). the best deals. You’ll need check how green your your energy bill with tips Charity Bank Supports social an EPC rating of A or B in pension is at isitgreen.org. from the Energy Saving Trust enterprises and charities order to qualify. (energysavingtrust.org.uk). (charitybank.org). ‘LET YOUR BWAHNEKRKENYOOWUIRFMYOONUEYARIES NOT HAPPY WITH Ecology Building Society BEING INVESTED’ Invest with this building society and you’ll be supporting sustainable projects (ecology.co.uk). Co-operative Bank Helps projects such as tackling youth homelessness (co-operativebank.co.uk). JUNE 2022 | 115

Make it IME AT HOME Walls in Turkish Blue matt emulsion, £45 for THIS MONTH’S 2.5ltr, Fired Earth Make it This is a great way to add interest to a neutral wall or relieve an expanse of colour. Just cover three rectangles of cork board in wallpaper, using a craft knife to cut the paper and spray mount to stick it in place. Hang the boards in a trio. Use one design for FEATURE HOLLY WALSH PHOTOGRAPH FUTURECONTENTHUB.COM all three boards, in the same or toning colours 116 | JUNE 2022









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