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Plant Trees to Offset Adverse Effects of Atmospheric Carbon

May 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Environment, Tree, home gardening tips

Now days everyone seems to be talking of global warming and climatic changes. Temperature of the earth is increasing at higher rate than ever. Polar ice-caps are melting at faster pace than ever. Oceans are getting warmer day by day. Parts of the world are suffering from repeated heat and drought conditions and area-coverage under […]

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Mercury Accumulation in Plants and its Effects

May 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Environment, care and watering

Mercury is one of the most dangerous toxic trace metal pollutants that can affect the growth of many plant species. It accumulates biologically and enters in to the food chain system generating long term health problems.
Industrial development has been considered as one of the major factors responsible for increasing levels of mercury accumulations within the […]

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International Compost Awareness Week: It’s All about Changing an Attitude

May 11th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Environment, Gardening News, composting

For gardeners across the globe second week of the month of May is special in one sense. It is the “International Compost Awareness Week”. We are at the hinge of entering this second week now. Composting at home, composting yourself, making your own compost or in whatever terms you may take it but in the […]

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Use Green Engine Oil for Your Lawn Mower

May 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Environment, Gardening Techniques, home gardening tips, lawn care

The green technology is growing at a faster pace now day’s. Main objective of this newly oriented technology is to help homeowners and everyone else live in an environment friendly way with co-existence. Green technologies generally focus on to the development of new techniques that would help in reducing the damages caused to the environment.
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Rocks and Pebbles: Use Them in Wise and Environment Friendly Way

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments · Environment, Gardening Techniques, garden design, garden method, garden ornaments, home gardening tips

Rock pieces and pebbles are not new things for gardeners but how many of them know about their sources? Another big question is how many of the gardeners are aware that the rocks and pebbles may provide elegance to a garden but these are damaging our environments? How all this is related to energy costs?
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Gardening Pots: Go Local and Save Environment

May 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Environment, container gardening, home gardening tips

If you have even a little concern for our environment then you would certainly agree with what I am going to explain in next few paragraphs. As a gardener we all love plants and this proves that we all care for our environment and our earth equally.Plants have two modes of planting i.e. garden surface […]

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