Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chris Dodson, a master thatcher, has faced a series of struggles over the recent straw shortage - David Rose Some of Chris ...

Lawn care is important for any homeowner. And most people don’t realize that it’s beneficial to thatch their lawn to keep their grass fresh. However, a thatching rake is different from other types of ...

The unusual weather has sped up lawn care schedules. "Things are happening three weeks earlier than most years," said Kim Kosberg, co-owner of The Weed Man in Midland with Mark Kosberg. Because of an ...

Roof thatching, rattan furniture making and crystal glass cutting are among 70 'critically endangered' British crafts at risk of dying out. Heritage Crafts has issued the stark warning in its latest ...

A new school in Ireland is training up a fresh generation of thatchers in a bid to save the country’s disappearing thatched roofs, an iconic feature of the Irish landscape. In a hall in Portnoo, ...

A master thatcher said it was important to "safeguard" the industry or otherwise villages risked "losing character". Poor harvests of long straw over the last two years, aging machinery and shortages ...

The Berkshire village of Inkpen where, on a sunny autumn afternoon, two English craftsmen are rethatching an ancient barn. There have been straw roofs in England ever since our ancestors came out of ...

SHIRAKAWA, Gifu Prefecture--Villagers in this renowned UNESCO World Heritage site came together to re-thatch the roof of a multitiered house here for the first time in five years on May 13. The ...

It is a known biological fact that seed and plant quality will deteriorate if it is repeatedly re-used. I have maybe five more useful years of re-growing my own seed, maybe with a following wind, 10.