Welcome to the Dubai Home & Garden Section
We hope you find this section really useful as we feature some great home companies in Dubai as well as features and articles on gardens, home interiors and keeping your homes
How to protect your home from unwanted guests
In the UAE, we live in constant threat of invasion from un-wanted house guests such as ants, cockroaches, rodents, mosquitoes, flies, bed bugs and many more. They’re annoying and they pose a serious threat to your property, your health and the health of your family. Here are a few simple rules to help protect your home. Read More>>
Saving Water In Dubai
There has been a lot in the news at the moment in Dubai about high DEWA bills so here we look at some clever ways of saving water and hopefully reducing your DEWA bills. If we all do our bit towards water conservation it will help the planet too. There are many things to consider and also some top tips on how to find leaks as well as preventing them. Read More>>
Get Your Five a Day...From Your Own Veggie Patch!
We all know we need to eat more vegetables and you may be a bit sick of the sight of some of the sorry specimens on shelves here; so why not grow your own? Obviously, we have to contend with the desert extremes, so what you may grow in your home country might not work here but there are lots of options for willing green fingers. Read More>>
Palms: selection, planting, and maintenance guidelines
Here we take a close look at the amazing plam tree! Palms are quite different from shade trees and conifers in appearance, growth, and care requirements. Unlike other trees, a palm has only one, above-ground growing point. Located at the top of its trunk, this point and its surrounding tissues make up the terminal bud. If the terminal bud is injured, the palm often dies. Read More>>
Tree Selection For Your Garden
Tree selection is one of the most important investment decisions a home owner makes when landscaping a new home or replacing a tree lost to damage or disease. Considering that most trees have the potential to outlive the people who plant them, the impact of this decision is one that can influence a lifetime. Match the tree to the site, and both lives will benefit. Read More>>
Clutter Be Gone!
Are you getting stressed out by clutter? It is your worst nightmare come true? Here's some top tips for you. Work on one room, shelf, cabinet… at a time before starting on the next one. Start at one corner of the room by the door and then move your way around. Begin at the most visible places like the surfaces and anything large that stands out before opening the cupboard doors and drawers. Read More>>
Food Safety In The Kitchen
Here we take a closer look at how to keep your kitchen clean and hygienic! Most of us think that having a clean and safe kitchen just means cleaning off the spilled sauce on counter tops, having sparkling floors, and keeping knives and handle pots from getting in the way, but there is much more to food safety. Having a safe kitchen encompasses all of the following. Read More>>
My Favourite Room
Our readers share their favourite rooms with us. Professor Mercedes Sheen has been living in Dubai for the past eight years. She currently lives in Sports City with her husband Mark and their two children Elliot and Oliver. I recently met up with her to find out all about her favourite room in her home, which happens to be the Tikki Bar in her garden. Read More>>
