Bonsai
Bottle Gardening or Terrarium - Design and Maintenance
Women take pride in home decoration and gardening and want some unique and prized possessions that are not part of the neighboring dwellings. Gardening offers opening as there is no end to creativity, especially in the fields of flower arrangement, bonsai, mini-rock garden etc. But a sure and uni ...
Author: Ravikumar Uppaluri
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Organic Food
Buying Organic Produce 6 Tips on How to Shop Wisely and Save Money
Some say they don’t or can’t buy organic foods due to higher cost and less availability. Here are a few ways to make organics more affordable and easier to purchase for your family.
1. Do not always assume organic is more expensive. Look at the prices of conventional and organic produc ...
Author: lisa Barnes
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Camellias
Camellias
Named by linnaeus in 1735 in honour of the Jesuit priest and naturalist Georg Josef Kamel, Camellia is a genus originating mainly from China but with a range covering a large area of South East Asia. The exact number of species is not clear but it is somewhere around ...
Author: Geoff Bryant
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Organic Gardening
Chicken Soup for The Soil
Your soil is the most important part of your garden, but too many people forget to nurture their soil. Soil is a living thing, containing microbes, fungi, insect life and general "creepy-crawlies" vital to plant health and vigor, as well as a receptacle for chemicals and trace elements. Doing a l ...
Author: Jean Fritz
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Organic Gardening
Choosing flowers for the organic garden
Organic gardening is steadily gaining popularity, and the good news is that
virtually every kind of plant and flower can be grown organically. It is
important, however, to choose the plants and flowers that are best suited to
your own environment. Choosing plants that are suited ...
Author: Tony Robinson
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Organic Food
Choosing Organic for Health
We come from a society where growing organic and just growing produce and livestock for food Was once one of the same. Small, family farms still grow their own food using traditional methods passed down through the generations. As commercial farming became big-business, however, growers and farme ...
Author: Marjorie Geiser
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Organic Gardening
Composting the Easy Way
Having an ample supply of good rich compost is the gardeners dream.
It has many uses, and all of those uses will result in nicer plants. However, composting can be time consuming and hard work. I place a reasonable value on my time, so spending hours and hours turning compost piles doesn’t ...
Author: Michael McGroarty
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Create an Asian-Inspired Outdoor Room
Everyone needs a little getaway. How about creating one in your own backyard? An outdoor room can get you "out" of the house while keeping the comforts of home close by.
Whether your outdoor space is a screened-in porch, a patio, a balcony or even a rooftop deck, all you need are three ba ...
Author: Ralph King
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Create a Joyful Home with living Accessories: Houseplants
Houseplants can be soothing because of their visual impact. Besides being naturally appealing, interior plants can make you feel cooler on hot days, especially when they move softly in the breeze from a ceiling fan.
Houseplants are natural air filters, and can remove up to 70 percent of ind ...
Author: Jeanette Joy Fisher
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Creating a Feng Shui Power Office: 6 Easy Tips to More Successful Surroundings
More and more people are looking to gain an edge in their working environments. One method that business people are increasingly turning to is feng shui. Feng shui promises that by arranging your office environment correctly, it is possible to create a better energy in your office, and that energ ...
Author: Kathryn Weber
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