Pete Wise

1 week ago | countryliving.com | Rosie Stagg |Lisa Joyner |Pete Wise

Rowen & WrenWith summer on our doorstep, a considerately planned garden provides a balance of open sky and shade. To ensure everyone can stay comfortable and skin-safe, you should consider setting up a top-quality parasol. A good model will create a shady spot in your garden, adding both style and functionality to the space. If alfresco dining is your priority, ask yourself how big your garden parasol needs to be in order to shelter the guests and the garden table itself.

2 weeks ago | bbcgoodfood.com | Pete Wise

To bring some clarity on caffeine and its effects, I interviewed Holly Dunn, a nutritionist who recently ran a literature review on coffee, and Seb Wilkey, head barista at Holding Patterns listening bar in Leeds, to establish which popular claims about caffeine are true and which are a steaming mug of myth. They say: caffeine gives you energyIt’s often said that caffeine gives you energy, but that’s not quite what this compound does to us.

2 weeks ago | guitar.com | Pete Wise

Neural DSP Nano Cortex. Image: Adam GassonJune 11, 2025 June 11, 2025 When you purchase through affiliate links on Guitar.com, you may contribute to our site through commissions. Learn moreMulti-effects units and pedals used to be like those buffet restaurants that serve dozens of global cuisines. Overdrive, delay, reverb, chorus, phaser, flanger – they did it all, but with all the succulence of badly rolled sushi.

3 weeks ago | homebuilding.co.uk | Pete Wise

Long driveway ideas are a hallmark of the UK’s stately homes and rural estates, and they’re sometimes installed at large urban or suburban properties too. Their main purpose is access. If the entrance to a property is far from the building itself, you’ll need a long driveway for convenient access by car. “Ultimately, the length is determined by the property and the land it sits on,” says John McGinlay, director of the award-winning driveway specialist, Paramount Paving.

3 weeks ago | homebuilding.co.uk | Pete Wise

A heated driveway might sound frivolous, but growing numbers of Brits are catching on to this internationally established driveway idea. It works like underfloor heating, with a system of electric mats (or less commonly, water pipes) delivering heat to the driveway surface. The purpose is to melt snow and ice, ensuring the driveway remains passable and grippy for vehicles and pedestrians during bad weather.