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I think you're overstating your case here. Whilst extreme or/and long enough heat (or cold) will (of course) change the indoor temperature, doesn't your own experience make it absolutely clear that, under UK conditions, insulation in practice generally prevents temperature matching - it might...

Ah now I think I understand the 'inevitable' misunderstanding. The heat flow from outside to inside starts as soon as there's a temperature difference. When that temp difference first occurs, there's a delay in the heat reaching the internal surface, due to the insulation If the insulation is...

I'm wondering if there's a misunderstanding here - whilst of course it's not possible to reduce heat transfer to zero (entropy, the heat death of the universe etc), can it be argued that, in the UK, house wall insulation can be sufficiently effective so as to make the heat transfer negligible...

I really think that it's both inaccurate and unhelpful to keep using the term 'inevitable'. If there is sufficient insulation of all kinds, then the indoor temperature rising to the outdoor temperature is only inevitable if the outdoor temperature remains constant for long enough. Which it...

...which, if the insulation is sufficient, it will usually have enough input of, with good design, and inevitable processes - like this one: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night

Not that it's that relevant, given your preference - historically it's likely that the lilac was planted there, and the hypericum self-seeded...

Yes you can deadhead, (though I never bother) and don't be rushing out for stumpkiller (or weedkiller of any kind) - it's a young lilac - not bamboo or JKW or a triffid!

Hypericum is a bombproof brute - don't worry about damaging the roots.

Well yes, if the external ambient temperature is constant over a long period. ...it's a bit more complex in real life - the external ambient temperature changes, so delay may be all you need - slowing the rate of heat transfer in both directions. There is this thing (which is pretty much...

They won't get rid of them, but then they're not much use against tricycles either...

...well it's a bit of both - you can just dig a hole and drop a spud in, and if they get going they'll suppress the weeds...

This all still seems a bit topsy turvy - I wouldn't worry about killing all and any natural processes - start by deciding and putting in what you do want. If it was mine, I'd probably dig some holes and chuck in a bunch of spuds as a clearing crop - it's very late to do so, but you'd get the...

...and if you have the bottoms of the towels hanging in a container of water, they will keep damp.

Charge

Hardy annuals are called annuals because they're likely to only live for 1 year.

Forget the weedkiller, and the weeding, and think about what it is you actually want to grow in there - what do you want to have in there?

I imagine iPlayer is live streaming, so I guess you need a decent data flow for that. TP link seem to make mains circuit repeaters that work well. Another option is to run an ethernet cable from the router to the device.

My amateur response is that the deck in the 'what I want it to look like' photo looks newly varnished and I wouldn't expect it to continue looking like that for very long. I suppose you might consider yacht varnish...

Tonic

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