Archive for the ‘Eco Friendly’ Category

When Your Indoor Plants Need to be Relocated Out of Doors

February 5, 2012 - 10:15 am No Comments

While we do not like to lead anyone away from enjoying plants, those you have inside your home might need to go outside. Indoor plants can be gorgeous additions to a décor, but the ones you have right now may be adding to unwanted indoor moisture in your house. Studies have shown that nearly half [...]

Rethinking the Way We Do Our Laundry

November 3, 2011 - 6:30 am No Comments

You can do a good thing for the environment by making some changes in the way you do your laundry. First off, we can minimise the expenditure of energy used in the washing of each load of laundry just by changing the dial. While many of us were taught to place the dial on the [...]

Recycle Cans to Make a Rustic Floral Centrepiece Base

July 4, 2011 - 5:53 am No Comments

After all the work is done, and your flowers are in full bloom you may want to cut a few of them to create a centrepiece for you outdoor table. However, using the glass vases outside that you use inside may not be very secure, and they may seem out of place. Therefore you might [...]

Storage Containers and Sheds are an Integral Part of a Properly Functioning Garden

April 24, 2011 - 9:24 am No Comments

Homeowners might feel resistance when it comes to placing storage containers, and buildings in their gardens, but one way or another usually come to the same conclusion that it is a necessity. The initial hesitation often lies in the belief that they will not be able to find boxes or sheds that fit into the [...]

Eco Friendly Materials That Go Into Flooring

January 22, 2011 - 6:17 am No Comments

There are a couple of flooring companies, and designers that are taking recycling to a new height in the industry. For example, one has taken used leather belts and covered entire floors with them in a systematic procedure that leaves them in a configuration that rattles the mind. If you stare to long, and think [...]

The Eco Friendly Benefit of Growing Evergreen Trees

November 27, 2010 - 8:54 am No Comments

Another great way to make your garden eco friendly is to plant evergreens trees.  They are both beautiful additions to the space and can become very useful selections come winter time. These trees are extremely proficient in blocking winds before they ever reach your home. As such, these act as a windbreak during the blustery [...]

Environmentally Responsible Shopping for the Garden

October 3, 2010 - 3:31 pm No Comments

Recently, a friend recommended a website where she had just bought a fab dining table. She said that while she liked the site because it had the exact table she wanted, she knew I would appreciate the environmentally responsible shopping it offered. I liked the sound of it, but was not really interested in any [...]

Look Like a Celebrity and Be Kind to the Environment All at Once

June 26, 2010 - 8:58 am No Comments

One of the easiest ways to be kind to the environment is to reuse bottles. No, no, no, I do not mean drink from a store bought plastic bottle of water and then wash it for reuse later. Instead say yes, yes, yes to a thermos, or reusable glass bottles. Recently several celebrities have been [...]

One Downright Easy and Beautiful Recycling Project

January 1, 2010 - 12:18 pm No Comments

Time spent in your beautiful garden can be quite a personal experience. Thus, to enhance that special quality time you may consider constructing your own one of a kind table. One of the easiest and most attractive ways to do this is by converting old doors and windows into the table tops. This is especially [...]

No More Excuses for Not Building a Compost Bin

October 8, 2009 - 3:56 am No Comments

Once you recognize that you can build a compost bin in under fifteen minutes, you are all out of excuses. Especially after you learn that the only supplies necessary are wire fencing and zip ties. In fact, once that is clear, you will probably start to feel a bit silly about not having done it [...]