"h 24 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, Juiy 19th, 2007
www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk Ciitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) How to perk up your patio
WARM summer evenings (we live in hope!) are an ideal time to have a few friends round, light the barbecue and do some so cialising, especially if your an nuals are in full bloom and the garden is a riot of colour. But how do you perk up your
patio for a social occasion? It's amazing how, with a little fore thought, you can have your gar den looking even better, and with clever lighting and care fully-placed pots you can create a warm, inviting and sweet smelling atmosphere.
If your social gathering is im
minent, have a look around your beds and borders and till in any gaps with summer bed ding which is already in bloom when you buy it. Check out your indoor plants which can also add drama if you bring them outside. Pot chrysanthe mums, spider plants and kan garoo vines will provide instant architectural interest and colour outside at this time of year.
Create scented corners in
seating areas - pots of stocks, nicotiana and lavender will pro-
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vide delicious scents in the evening, as will sweetpeas climbing up wigwams. If your sweetpeas aren't near your patio, cut as many as you can and put them in a vase in the middle of your patio table, where'guests can enjoy the colour and scent. At the same time you'll be encouraging fur
ther blooms on the plants by regular cutting of the flowers. Flower fragrances tend to be
stronger in the evening,_when the air is warm and humid and there isn't any breeze to waft it away. Some plants increa^ their perfume production at night to attract moths to pollinate them. If you have a low wall where
people may sit, plant some species with scented leaves which they may well brush against or run their hand through to release their fragrant oils.
Lighting can also make all the difference to the look of a patio and garden. After dark, it can create shadows, highlight inter esting architectural plants such as cordylines and Japanese maples and bring the garden to life for dining and entertaining. If you have a small space, in-
vest'in a low-voltage garden lighting kit which operates sev eral lights off one transformer. Solar lighting is okay for pro viding subtle light to mark a path or steps but it won't iight up your garden. Don't kill the atmosphere of
the patio with too bright a light. If you have a fairly small area, large lanterns, citronella candles
to keep the bugs away and nightlights in a variety of out door casings can create an inti mate mood. If you need more light, try switching your inside lights on, which will illuminate the exterior and make the house look warm and inviting. If you are having an evening
party, use marker lights to illu minate paths and steps for safe ty. Spotlights can be used to highlight focal points in the gar den, but avoid using them on the patio or they Mil kill the at mosphere. A few days before the event,
trim the hedge, mow the lawn and ^ve beds and containers a last tidy-up.
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engines with the Avensis TR. The 129 b.h.p. 1.8-litre W T - i unit turns in modest performance fig ures (0-60 m.p.h. in 10.3 seconds and a 124 m.p.h. top speed) and needs to be revved quite hard to
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achieve brisk progress. It is a smooth and quiet power plant that makes sense if you like to cruise along enjoying the impressive ride and refinement of the Avensis. The diesels are better if you can
afford them. The 130 b.h.p. 2.0- litre D4-D (0-60 m.p.h. in 10.6 sec onds and 124 m.p.h. top speed) is slower than the petrol, but its per formance is more accessible, the powerful torque giving punchy re sponses low down in the rev range. The range-topper is the 150 b.h.p. 2.2-litre D-4D (9.3 seconds 0-60 m.p.h. and 130 m.p.h. top speed) and this unit is stronger still with real urge for overtaking. Despite some recent tweaks, the
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CITROEN'S first ever SUV, the C-Crosser,
neat exterior styling of the Avensis remains a little forgettable. The nose features the Toyota family face and the bonnet is very com pact. What really sells this car is its inherent quality. Soft touch plas tics, neat metallic finishes and a huge cabin make the Avensis feel a class up. Factor in the lofty equip ment levels of the TR models and the upmarket impression is mag nified. Specification is the nuts and
bolts of the Avensis TR’s com pelling value proposition. It is based on the T3-X trim level. This gives you the basics, like alloy wheels, front fog lamps, cruise con trol, climate control, rain-sensing wipers and a leather-trimmed
steering wheel. You also get the in- triguingly-named dusk-sensing headlamps, but, thankfully, the implication that these automatic lights cannot identify dawn has no basis. On top of all this, the TR model adds an advanced full map satellite navigation system with a 6.5 in. touch screen display, but is only £400 more expensive than the T3-X. There is no doubt that the Aven
sis lags behind the class best if you value excitement. That said, the smooth ride and hushed noise lev els in the cabin give the Avensis a very different kind of appeal, with excellent build quality and Toy ota’s tamed reliability ensuring that this is a car you can have faith in over the long term.
introduces a new, envi- ronmentally-friendly face into the 4x4 sector. Breuik- ing new ground for the company, the four-wheel drive C-Crosser combines unmistakable Citroen DNA - style, practicality and en- vironmentally-sound en gineering - to provide buy ers with a sleek, spacious and comfortable car with flexible 5+2 seating and cj clean, fuel-efficient HDi diesel engine with partic ulate filter. Recommended retail prices are £22,790 for the VTR+ and £25,490 for the Exclusive.
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wheelbase as the 207 five-door hatchback, but with an increased length end height. It has four en gine options; two HDi diesels, 1.6 litre 90 b.h.p. and 1.6 litre 110 b.h.p. and two petrol engines de veloped with BMW. The first petrol engine option is an all new 1.4 litre and the second the current 1.6 litre VTi 120 b.h.p. engine.
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