The case for peeing outside
Want to save at least a thousand of gallons of drinking water a year and get your garden or compost heap really cranking? Just pee outside.
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getting back to nature and making your garden more environmentally friendly.
Deterring and dealing with ants
Ants are industrious critters and very beneficial to the environment; but at times they clash with human habitation and can become quite troublesome. Instead of reaching for insecticide there are other ways to deal with ants – pick up some tips in this article.
Continue reading →The Greening Power Of One
A man in India has grown a 1,360 acre forest from scratch on his own – and there are some lessons in his efforts for all of us.
Continue reading →Teach them to love the insects’
When the Dalai Lama was asked the most important thing parents should teach their children, his response was (reportedly) ‘teach them to love the insects’.
Continue reading →Green Your Lawn – Reel mowers
A lightweight manual reel mower can cut your lawn maintenance related greenhouse gas emissions and help the environment; while providing you with some added exercise.
Continue reading →Weeds – useful plants just in the wrong location?
What is a weed? In many instances it’s just a plant in the wrong location. In this age of rapidly changing climate; perhaps we need to view weeds a little differently and take advantage of their many uses.
Continue reading →Is Treated Timber Environmentally Friendly?
Is treated timber environmentally friendly? Learn a little more about the various chemicals used in wood products.
Continue reading →Recycled Plastic Uses – Composite Timber
Composite plastic timber products give new life to plastic and wood waste, recycling garbage bound for landfill into something useful that could last far longer than the original item.
Continue reading →Using indoor plants to clear the air
Indoor plants not only look great, they can also help clear your house of common environmental pollutants.
Continue reading →Say No To 2,4-D Based Weed Killers
2,4-D (2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) is a chemical that was used in the infamous "Agent Orange" defoliant deployed during the Vietnam War. It’s also still being widely used today – and perhaps even in your own garden. There are more environmentally friendly alternatives.
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