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• Air conditioning installation - a photo guide
  Advantages of air conditioning Air conditioning is the system of controlling the temperature, humidity, cleanliness and movement of the air. It has been proven in hot countries that it has a positive effect on performance, achievement and health. Most modern air conditioners are equipped with (...) read more...



• Pine Processionary caterpillars
  Pine Processionary or tent caterpillar (Les chenilles processionaires) Look up into the pine trees of the P-O in February/March and you cannot fail to notice the light coloured, web-like cocoons swinging from the tree tops. These are in fact caterpillar nests, constructed by the (...) read more...



• Swimming pool security
  Swimming pool security There has been much confusion in the past surrounding the laws for swimming pool security in France. We spoke to Olivier from TPM property management, Maureillas, who explained that all pools, whether they be private or on premises which are rented out, should now (...) read more...



• Green flooring solutions
  Green flooring solutions with Sol-Alive When clients choose cork flooring, we’re even happier, as the cork we work with literally comes from our own backyard right here in the Pyrenees-Orientales. When designing home interiors most people consider how they want a space to feel or (...) read more...



• SOUTH OF FRANCE - GARDENING NOTES FOR FEBRUARY
  GARDENING NOTES FOR FEBRUARY with Gill Storey February is when you begin to get to grips with the new planting year. This depends solely on the weather: to put it simply if it is cold, wet and horrid and you do not want to go out into the garden, stay indoors – the (...) read more...



• house in coustouges
  Julie and Steve, from the Wirral, have just bought a ’maison de village’ in Coustouges. A great deal of renovation is needed, which they intend to do themsleves, so over the next few months we will follow their progress. First, take a look at the photos they took when they first (...) read more...



• March 2006 - A very expensive visit!
  A very expensive visit! (photos to follow shortly) We were particularly excited about this visit - firstly because we were going to see what the builder had done with the ground floor - he had been working on it while we were in the UK. The concreting is critical to how the whole ground (...) read more...



• UPDATE: Palm Tree Pest - Paysandisia Archon
  The Paysandisia Archon UPDATE March 2013 Han Van de Waterbeemd reports..... Earlier this week we had the visit at home from Benjamin Granel of a company based in Narbonne (see www.viagreen.fr). This is currently the closest place where you can buy Biopalm, the glue to destroy the (...) read more...



• Your P-O garden in April
  GARDENING NOTES FOR APRIL with Gill Storey April is the month when things in the garden really begin to grow. In February and March there seemed to be plenty of time: in April as the ground warms up, the garden comes along in a rush. So it is time to catch up with your jobs. The main tasks (...) read more...



• SOUTH OF FRANCE - GARDENING NOTES FOR AUGUST
  GARDENING NOTES FOR AUGUST With Gill Storey After June’s cold snap, we had July’s heat wave, which has left me with a totally unrealistic desire for weather that will do the expected. This year has been breaking the rules and it has been hard to keep up with the changes (...) read more...

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