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.
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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?
4 Unusual Ways To Use Your Car To Live Green
Even for die-hard walkers and bikers, sometimes you just have to drive somewhere. Why not make your car work for you if you do?
Round Up: Aren’t You Glad Companies That Made WMD’s Also Produce Weed Killer?
This great cartoon may help you think twice before using — or even buying — Monsanto’s RoundUp
Easy DIY Raised Bed Garden
Want to grow your own herbs and veggies? Here are the details on how to build a simple but beautiful raised bed garden.
4 Amazing Vertical Garden Designs For Growing Veggies In Any Space
Who says you need a lot of land to garden? All you have to do is plant vertically, not horizontally.
Guerrilla Gardening: 5 Fun and Easy Gardening Projects To Try
These fun gardening projects are worthy of a little bit of time during any beautiful weekend.
The Heaven + Earth Collapsible Rain Barrel Is A Great Deal!
If you want a cheap yet high quality rain barrel, don’t miss out on this sale from Northern Tool. Pick up a 52 gallon rain barrel for $39!
3 Creative Bike Lighting DIY Projects…and 1 Purely Awesome One!
Amazing DIY projects to help keep you safe (and healthy) while biking.
A Roll-Out Vegetable Garden Makes Gardening Easy
This amazing yoga mat looking roll out garden mat makes it easy for anyone to garden…green thumb or not!
9 All Natural Ways to Keep Slugs Out Of Your Garden
Cutting through the old wives’ tales to the top 9 easy and all natural ways to keep slugs out of your garden.
How to Make Your Deck Look Brand New…For Free and Without Sanding!
Restoring your old and dingy deck to like-new can be WAY easier than you think!
Free and Easy Ideas to Build a Reclaimed Trellis
2 easy and beautiful ideas for building a reclaimed trellis!
How To Build Your Own Container Garden From Reclaimed Shipping Pallets
Want to start your own container garden? Why not build one that looks great for FREE?
Friday Funny: How NOT To Tell If Your Compost is Ready
Composting is a GREAT way to save money and reduce chemicals around the home…just don’t use your sense of taste to see if it’s ready!
3 Free Container Garden Plans Using Reclaimed Pallets
Did you think you missed the boat to start your own container garden of fresh vegetables? Think again. Check out these free DIY planters!
New Year, New Calendar: Waste Not With An Eco-Friendly Plantable Calendar!
Bury your worries in the ground each month with a plantable calendar that will grow wildflowers!
Organic Gardening: Simple Ways To Avoid Using Pesticides, Herbicides & Fertilizers In An Eco-Friendly Garden
Want to get your thumb green in the garden this spring? Make sure you do it safely without harsh chemicals. It’s easier than you may think!
6 Fun DIY Projects Using Bamboo
6 fun, easy, inexpensive DIY projects using bamboo. There’s no better way to spruce up your living space than with some panda food.
Global Warming: 26 More Things You Can Do
Are you helping or hurting the environment? We are trying to help… but there are obviously more things that we could be doing. Here are some ideas of things you can do to make a difference with regard to Global Warming.
