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How To Have An Eco Friendly House On A Budget: 9 Simple Tips For Homeowners & Apartment Dwellers

My budget-friendly tips for creating an eco friendly house. 9 simple ideas — from replacing plastic with natural materials to choosing eco friendly cleaning products and 7 other green home tips.

Tips For Watering Plants On Vacation – My 5 Favorite Ways To Water Plants While Away

You have to plan ahead how you’ll be watering plants on vacation even though you’re not there. Here are 2 really simple ways to water plants while away + 3 clever DIY solutions that you might want to try. My best ideas for watering house plants on vacation.

Free Materials For DIY Projects: Where To Get Free Pallets, Barrels, Landscaping Materials & More!

Here’s where to find free materials for all your DIY projects: free pallets, barrels, mulch, lumber, dirt, rocks, trees, plants, and seasonal craft items!

Popular Air Purifying Plants: 10 Best Indoor Plants That Clean The Air While Improving Your Home Decor

These 10 are definitely the best indoor plants to clean the air inside your house. These houseplants are all easy to find, and most are super easy to grow!

How And Why To Use Zoo Doo In Your Garden – An Organic Fertilizer That’s Made From Zoo Animal Waste

See why Zoo Doo is one of the most popular (and effective) types of organic fertilizer around. We also have tips on how to use it and where you can get it.

How To Find, Grow, And Care For An Earth-Friendly Living Christmas Tree That You’ll Enjoy For Years

A living Christmas tree helps you stay ever-“green” during the holidays – for years to come. Tips, tricks & more to help you care for a live Christmas tree.

Easy Fall Foliage Recycling Ideas: Ways To Reuse Autumn’s Colorful Leaves At Home

Looking for fun and rewarding ways to recycle your fall foliage? Here are 3 great ways to use fall leaves around the house.

Attracting Bees To Your Garden: 10 Helpful Tips + A List Of Plants That Attract Bees

The best ways to attract bees and other helpful garden insects to your organic garden – like butterflies! Plus a list of the top plants that attract bees.

3 Unique Ways To Reuse Plastic Garden Pots Inside Your House

You don’t have to throw out your gardening pots when they start stacking up in the garage or the yard. Here are 3 simple and practical ways to reuse your plastic garden pots. Talk about having a GREEN thumb!…

How Going Green Saves Money: 5 Simple Money Saving Green Tips That Worked For Me

Here are some down & dirty practical ways that living green actually saves you more money than non-green options do — point by point, with my own firsthand examples.

An Effective Natural Weed Killer Recipe That’s Cheap To Make And Easy To Use

For an inexpensive natural weed killer, try this simple & effective natural weed killer recipe: just salt, vinegar, and dish soap!

Seaweed Fertilizer: A Great DIY Natural Fertilizer For Your Garden

I’ve been gardening for many years. One of my annual keys to success is seaweed fertilizer. It’s one of the best natural fertilizers — especially if you live in close proximity to a beach where you can gather your own seaweed regularly.

Nature in a Rail Car…Literally

Look what happens when clever environmentally-minded artists get their green thumb on in a Chicago rail car.

Shoes that Sprout Wildflowers As Their Final Green Step

These shoes biodegrade and sprout wildflowers when planted in your garden at the end of their life.

Green DIY Project: Transform An Old Tomato Cage Into A Funky Outdoor Lantern

Tomato cages can be awkward to store once their purpose has been served. Why not turn them into a stylish pieces of decor instead?

7 Fun & Green New Year’s Resolutions

A new year is a great reason to make some changes you’ve been putting off for one reason or another. Here are some fun ways to live greener in 2011.

Tips On Wasting Less From A Suburban Mom

Reducing your amount of waste can be more difficult in the suburbs, but with a little common sense and creativity, it’s perfectly possible.

6 DIY Self-Watering Garden Systems

Don’t end up with dead flowers, herbs, or veggies because you forgot to water them. Check out these self-watering garden systems you can build yourself and on the cheap.

Guerilla Gardening: Move Over Seed Bombs, Flower Grenades Incoming!

Don’t have the energy, time, or space to tend to your own garden? How about going all jungle-warfare gardener on your nearest ugly plot of land or abandoned garden?