Green living tips and money saving solutions about garden irrigation, lawn care, pest control, weeds and more!
Recycling Your Christmas Tree For the GardenThis is a page about recycling your Christmas tree for the garden. Instead of trashing your holiday tree, it can be useful for a number of things in your yard and garden.
Green Gardening TipsThis page contains green gardening tips. Use ecologically friendly products when gardening will have a minimum impact on the environment.
Landscaping with Native PlantsNative plants are a good landscaping choice; they can save on water usage and should thrive in your garden. This page is about how to landscape with native plants.
Natural Pest Control for Tomato Plants?What is a natural way to keep bugs off of tomato plants?
Natural Garden Fertilizer and Pest ControlWhen you water your seedlings, use a weak chamomile water in a spray bottle. It will be a help to strengthen and will help them grow.
Green Gardening Tips?Does anyone have any tips for green gardening? Thank you.
Gray Water SystemHere in the desert southwest city of Tucson, Arizona our average rainfall is supposed to be about 12 inches with 7 of that falling in July, August, September, and October. But we have been in a drought, and so far we are way under in rain.
Rerouting Downspout Water?I'm tired of a puddle at the end of the downspouts. I am wondering how to remove the pipe that goes to the ground and attach something to the gutter that lets the rain out in sprinkler form or a mister would be great.
Deer Eating Flowers?Does anyone have an organic recipe to put on plants to keep deer from eating flowers?
Saving Money on Irrigation?I am looking for ideas. We just got our water bill and although we have had more rain than normal our 1/2 year water bill was a whopping $600. I believe it is our irrigation "system".
Using Buckets Under DownspoutsMy husband never got around to setting up a rain barrel system under our downspout, so I decided to take matters into my own hands. I set out several 5-gal. pails, a large plastic garbage can, and even my wheelbarrow along the ground, in a line, directly under the garage roof edge.
Natural Snail Control?What's a natural way to get rid of snails in my garden?
Planting Crops on Earth Day?Is Earth Day considered an excellent day to plant crops?
Environmentally Friendly Way to Get Rid of Grass?I need some advice for making a grass-free environment, it's for business purposes. We need to keep the soil but without any grass growing on it. We have been using round up for quite a long time but only killed the grass after each application, and it comes back soon after rain.
Laundry Soap and Greywater Systems?The concern that I would have now days with gray water from the laundry is that the soap has various chemicals in it that they didn't have maybe 20 or 30 yrs ago when it was more prevalent in using gray water for the garden.
Garden Chipper Reviews?I'm looking for a garden chipper, i.e. a mulcher to chop up small branches, garden plants, etc.
Watering Flowers With Air Conditioner Condensate?Is it OK to use air conditioner water on flowers?