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Synthetic-free Green Gardening

By on May 31, 2011 in eco friendly landscaping, GRAY WATER, GREY WATER, GREYWATER, irrigation, JOJO, RAINWATER, RAINWATER HARVESTING, RAINWATER SYSTEMS, RECYCLING, SOLAR ENERGY, stormwater runoff, sustainability, SUSTAINABLE, TENK, WATER, WATER CONSERVATION, water saving devices, WATER SYSTEMS, WATER TANK, WATER TANK PRICES, water tanks, YES SOLAR

There are two main reasons why using synthetic chemicals on your garden should be a no-no. Firstly, unless you get the balance absolutely perfect, the reality is that a large portion of the synthetic fertilisers you add to your garden will not be absorbed by the plants, but rather washed from the soil into the […]

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5 Ways to ‘Green’ Your Lawn and Garden Care

By on May 15, 2011 in eco friendly landscaping, GRAY WATER, green insurance, green living, GREY WATER, GREYWATER, irrigation, JOJO, JOJO WATER TANKS, RAINWATER, RAINWATER HARVESTING, RAINWATER SYSTEMS, RAINWATER TANKS, RECYCLING, SOLAR ENERGY, SOLAR GEYSERS, SUSTAINABLE, sustainable living, TANK STANDS, WATER, WATER CONSERVATION, WATER SAVING, water saving devices, water saving tips, WATER SYSTEMS, WATER TANK, WATER TANK PRICES, water tanks, YES SOLAR

Where Does Your Water Come From? An important question that few people in the U.S. can answer. For most people, their city or town collects water from a lake or river. Of course, before reaching a specific water body, water first falls as rain or snow and then flows across land and through soil. Water’s […]

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Green your lawn with muscle power!

By on July 7, 2010 in green living, sustainable living

On any weekend the buzz and cough of gas powered lawn mowers is a common sound in suburbia. Aside from the noise pollution, gas powered lawn mowers spew a stack of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere as their emission controls are nowhere near as sophisticated as today’s cars. A conventional gas powered lawn mower emits […]

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Eco-friendly Landscaping

By on May 7, 2010 in eco friendly landscaping, grey water recycling

Ways to ‘green’ your lawn and reduce its consumption of fresh water The above video is sure to make you re-think your ideas about lawn. The dependence and amount of water that domestic grass lawns use is usually only noticed when there are droughts and/or water restrictions in place.  There are certain grass species and […]

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