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  2. Wickes - Wikipedia

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    Wickes Group plc trading as Wickes is a home improvement retailer and garden centre, based in the United Kingdom with more than 230 stores throughout the country. Its main business is the sale of supplies and materials, for homeowners and the building trade. [ 2 ]

  3. Conservatory (greenhouse) - Wikipedia

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    While the advent of insulated glass in the 1950s and 1960s saw the development of simple sunroom structures, it was not until the 1970s that creative architects and builders began to recreate the Victorian styling of 19th-century English conservatories in smaller domestic versions using insulated glass. In contemporary construction, a ...

  4. Greenhouse - Wikipedia

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    The specific term used depends on the material and heating system used in the building. Nowadays, greenhouses are more commonly constructed with a variety of materials, such as wood and polyethylene plastic. [2] A glasshouse, on the other hand, is a traditional type of greenhouse made only of glass panes that allow light to enter.

  5. Wickes Furniture - Wikipedia

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    Wickes Furniture was a privately held chain of furniture stores based in Wheeling, Illinois. [1] The company was founded in 1971 with a showroom in Fridley, Minnesota , and at its peak, operated 43 stores in California , Illinois , Indiana , Michigan , Minnesota , Nevada , Texas and Oregon .

  6. List of physical properties of glass - Wikipedia

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    Soda–lime glass (for containers) [2] Borosilicate (low expansion, similar to Pyrex, Duran) Glass wool (for thermal insulation) Special optical glass (similar to Lead crystal) Fused silica Germania glass Germanium selenide glass Chemical composition, wt% 74 SiO 2, 13 Na 2 O, 10.5 CaO, 1.3 Al 2 O 3, 0.3 K 2 O, 0.2 SO 3, 0.2 MgO, 0.01 TiO 2, 0. ...

  7. Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory - Wikipedia

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    The Conservatory was closed during the summer of 2008 to facilitate the replacement of 800 cracked glass panels. The lobby was remodeled and a $500,000 donation allowed for a new external and internal lighting system. The Conservatory re-opened to large crowds on October 20, 2008. A series of concerts was held on Thursday nights through November.

  8. Gurney's Seed and Nursery Company - Wikipedia

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    Gurney's Seed and Nursery Co. is a mail-order seed and garden plant company based in Greendale, Indiana.Founded in 1866, Gurney's specializes in vegetable and flower seeds, gardening supplies and nursery stock, including trees, shrubs, perennials, fruit trees and berries, fertilizers and plant foods.

  9. Wardian case - Wikipedia

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    A Wardian case. The Wardian case was an early type of terrarium, a sealed protective container for plants.It found great use in the 19th century in protecting foreign plants imported to Europe from overseas, the great majority of which had previously died from exposure during long sea journeys, frustrating the many scientific and amateur botanists of the time.