While many modern greenies already run ultra sustainable homes, some of us are still fairly new to sustainable landscaping. Why sustainable landscaping? After having made your house’s interiors completely eco-conscious, the logical next step is to extend these principles to your property’s outdoor spaces. However, conventional landscaping methods are often wasteful and detrimental to the...
Layperson’s Guide to Building an Eco-Friendly Garden Pond
If you have enough space in your garden, then a pond can be a wonderful addition to the space. It’s not enough to simply dig a hole and fill it with water and a few water lilies. This will only lead to stagnant water and you will soon have a nightmare on your hands. In...
The Sustainable Garden: Water Saving Tips for Home Gardeners
For many, gardening is a lifestyle. It can be a hobby, a form of creative self-expression, or a practical way to provide fresh and healthy food for the family. Regardless of its purpose, however, a sustainable garden requires more than just carefully planted seeds, or generously fertilized soil. See, in order for a garden to...
5 Things to Consider When Creating an Eco-Friendly Backyard Garden
Boosting your home’s value with a great backyard (or front yard) garden is not something unheard of, but environmental awareness is also something to bear in mind when you choose to upgrade your garden. In that respect, your backyard can help you save both the planet and some money, as well as spruce up your home....
Top 5 Eco-Friendly Gardening Tips for the Green Thumb Amateur
Most people are aware of the countless benefits of going green but because of our busy and often stressful lives, we usually gravitate towards toxic synthetic products that are easily available and our convenience-driven lifestyles damage our environment. By adopting an eco-friendly way of life, they can lessen the effects of global warming and simultaneously improve your...
4 Simple Rules for Eco-Friendly Home Decorating
Coming home everyday to the same old boring house with dusty décor would make anyone anxious about redesigning immediately. Since you’re conscious of your ethical and environmental impact, however, you want nothing less than eco-friendly home decorating, which not only takes care of waste, but also allows you to maximise your expenses without sacrificing quality....
Green Living Advice: How To Start an Urban Garden
If you love food, getting the greenest and healthiest fruit and veg possible is important. In this regard, what’s more important than your own home? You don’t need a lot of space to support yourself and, with a little effort, you can easily grow healthy, organic produce that can be used for a variety of...