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Jan 6, 2025 | 
gardensillustrated.com | Charlotte Harris
Natural changes in elevation can help break up a space. They enhance movement and offer up new perspectives and vistas. Gradients also offer exciting opportunities for thinking about planting differently. This is why, despite some potentially daunting slopes, a new garden site that we’re working on in northwest Scotland excited us from our first visit. Leaving aside the breathtaking views across a sea loch and the rugged terrain, this sloping garden has dynamic potential.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
watchgecko.com | Charlotte Harris
The Rolex Explorer I is a great watch. It’s got that all-metal build, bold Arabic numerals at three cardinal points and often a simple, sleek black dial. It’s clean, sophisticated and just effortlessly cool. But it’s not exactly a watch that’s easy to get your hands on, or afford, so what if you want the same vibe but something with a healthier price tag?
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
watchgecko.com | Charlotte Harris
The Rolex Datejust is an absolute classic, that can’t be argued. Since it launched back in 1945, it’s become one of Rolex’s most popular models, largely because it’s such an easy watch to wear, transitioning effortlessly between pretty much any occasion. But let’s be real, owning a Datejust isn’t exactly easy on the wallet, and even if you’re ready to splurge, they’re not the easiest watches to get your hands on. Luckily, there are plenty of great alternatives that bring the same vibe.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
watchgecko.com | Charlotte Harris
It feels like only yesterday I was sitting at WatchGecko HQ being handed the box for the 40.5mm C1 Moonphase (despite this happening twelve months ago). It was a launch I was really excited about. I’d seen the PR images, and it looked like a beautiful watch, something entirely new and different for Christopher Ward and yet somehow still explicitly “them.”But I was sadly disappointed upon opening the box.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
lincolnshireworld.com | Charlotte Harris
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowBargain book sale at Sleaford Library from Saturday, November 9 until November 23. Pick up a bargain ex-library book and help make room for new stock on the shelves. The book sale will be available during normal opening hours. Prices start from 10p for a fiction paperback. Other books on the sale will include non-fiction, junior and teenage fiction.
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
watchgecko.com | Charlotte Harris
The Omega Seamaster Diver 300M is one of those watches even those barely familiar with the watch world will have likely heard of. This is thanks, in no small part, to its role as James Bond’s go-to timepiece in multiple films, as well as being one of the few diving and sports watches most collectors will unanimously agree is a great blend of style and functionality. However, with prices often around £5,000, it can feel out of reach for some of us.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
watchgecko.com | Charlotte Harris
I’ve been asked more times than the numbers printed on my watch whether I think the Rolex GMT Master is worth it. Yes, it’s a holy grail watch for many and offers high levels of design details and functionality difficult to find elsewhere But, not everyone can – or wants to – drop that kind of money on a watch (myself included).
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Ben Player |Nikki Worden |Charlotte Harris |Mirshad Ahani |Seirian Thomas
The search is on for market solutions, from property-linked finance to consumer credit reformThe potential of green finance is clear, but the growth of the sector is hampered by a range of practical and regulatory challenges. What solutions are the industry leaning towards, and what measures might the government take to boost green finance? Property-linked financeThis would involve making the finance "sticky" to the property which benefits from the upgrade, known as property-linked financing.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Ben Player |Nikki Worden |Charlotte Harris |Mirshad Ahani |Seirian Thomas
What is green finance, why is it needed and what are the challenges? There is no single definition of green finance in the UK. Instead, it describes financing which relates to, or benefits, the environment in some way. Typically, it is used in broadly two ways. Firstly, it can refer to financing that pays for goods or services that improve environmental outcomes. For example, financing an electric vehicle or solar panels on a house.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
timeandtidewatches.com | Charlotte Harris
For an industry with such a rich tapestry of history, it’s surprising to realise just how many mysteries remain unanswered in the world of horology: Who really wore the Explorer up Everest? Who bought Paul Newman’s Daytona? And why is the California dial called the California dial? While Tenzing Norgay probably knows the answer to the first question, and Aurel Bacs definitely knows the answer to the second, nobody really knows the answer to that last one.
