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Winterizing Your Garden and Porchgiveaways! • lifestyle • green living
Winter is just around the corner, and it's time to one last look at gardens and porches to make sure they're ready for snow and ice and arctic temperatures. Hopefully, you've already done a lot of these tasks, but if you're a last minute person like I am, here are…
Fall Porch Container for Thanksgiving or Harvest DecorFall is by far my favorite season for decorating. I love everything about the season: the weather, the colors, the harvests, the flowers, and the gourds. A quick combination of natural ingredients yields a wonderful look for most any porch, home or barn. Here's an easy DIY Fall Porch Container…
Gifts for Gardeners – Gardening Tool SetWhat do you get for the gardener who has it all? I always have a hard time shopping for my Dad. This year, we decided to make him a gift for gardeners - since he's an avid gardener with a huge, productive garden in Central Missouri - and give him…
Painting Rocks – Garden Art DIYMy kids love to paint all kinds of things they find in nature, like acorns, sticks, and rocks, and I thought painting rocks for garden art might be a way to kill two (or three) birds with one stone! First, painting rocks is a fun way to add some color …
Tips for Home Water Conservation This Summerlifestyle • clubs • green living
Home water conservation should be at the top of your mind. Whether for drinking, cleaning, bathing, or gardening, when the warmer season moves in our home water usage usually rises. That’s because there’s a lot of water-related chores and activities associated with the changes in temperature. At the same time…
Teach Your Child to be Eco-FriendlyLiving in peace with the world that surrounds us is of crucial importance. We have to preserve it for as long as possible so we can live a life in a healthy environment. However, apart from doing this ourselves, it is vital we pass on this green way of…
