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Here are a few environmental gardening tips I use to green my own garden.
  • Make your own pesticide Before you start this recipe
    You may want to open the windows before start this process. Take 12 heads of garlic and boil them for an hour in a large pot of water. Allow the mixture to cool, then strain into a simple spray bottle and use it on plants afflicted with aphids and white flies.
  • Stop slugs and snails from eating your favourite plants
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Indoor air purifier plants

Trees and other plants are constantly cleaning the air. Here is a list of popular indoor plants in Canada that homeowners and office dwellers can have as living air purifiers:

Plant Name Ability to remove chemicals (out of 10) Lighting conditions Notes
Areca Palm
(Chrysalidocarpus lutescens)
8part sunEasy to grow. Requires high humidity.
Bamboo Palm
(Chamaedorea seifrizii)
9part sunEasy to grow.
Boston Fern
(Nephrolepis exaltata Bostoniensis)
9part sunRequires humidity and good light.
Corn Plant
(Dracaena fragrans Massangeana)
8indirect sunVery easy to grow.
Dracaena Janet Craig
(Dracaena deremensis Janet Craig)
8part sunEasy to grow.
Dwarf Date Palm
(Phoenix roebelenii)
9indirect sunEasy to grow.
English Ivy
(Hedera Helix)
9indirect sunRequires high humidity. Parts poisonous. Prone to spider mite.
Ficus Alii
(Ficus macleilandii Alii)
7full sunEasy to grow.
Heart-leaf Philodendron
(Philodendron scandens ssp. oxycardium)
8indirect sunEasy to grow.
Kimberley Queen
(Nephrolepis obliterata)
9indirect sunEasy to grow.
Lady Palm
(Rhapis excelsa)
7part sunEasy to grow.
Peace Lily
(Spathiphyllum wallisii)
8indirect sunEasy to grow.
Rubber Plant
(Ficus robusta)
9indirect sunEasy to grow.
Schefflera
(Brassaia actinophylla)
8indirect sunEasy to grow.
Weeping Fig
(Ficus benjamina)
8full sunRequires draught-free environment.

Solar energy

Solar energy is the energy received by the earth from the sun in the form of solar radiation.

Plants that absorb noise

Trees and shrubs have been used for many years to reduce traffic noise from busy roads. Plants can also help to reduce background noise levels inside buildings by absorbing, diffracting or reflecting noise. Some plant species are more effective than others and the benefits are most pronounced in buildings with hard, reflective surfaces.

Here are a few guidelines for planting a tree fence:

Benefits of Green Energy

Green energy or renewable energy has a host of social, environmental, and economic benefits.

What is Green Computing?

Green Computing is the study and practice of using computing resources efficiently. The primary objective of such a program is to account for the triple bottom line, an expanded spectrum of values and criteria for measuring organizational (and societal) success.
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