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| Growing a Garden – Gardening Trends Posted: 17 Sep 2011 02:46 AM PDT As folk are spending more time at home we’re beginning to see the re- emergence of trends such as home baking and making our own preserves. It’s easy to see this trend has had a flow on effect into gardening. Having your own fruit and vegetable garden has become so popular even Michelle Obama is doing it! The White House now has a food garden, something that hasn’t happened in more that five decades! As people are spending more time actually “living” in their homes and sections another facet of “nurturing” has come to light – the landscape around the section. A short time ago people were very “now” driven and looked for “quick fixes” and static designs. This was probably due to the need to see immediate results since the assumption was that the house would be sold in a few years. People were also doing a lot of travel and other away from home activities, so they wanted a ready made, plant and walk away garden. These days people are spending more time actually living in their homes and they’re starting to see gardening as an activity not just a piece of art on the wall. They’re experimenting with fresh things, learning from their good and bad experiences and are coming to accept a more long-term return for their efforts. In doing so, they’re coming to accept a more long term return for their efforts. As a result of this more “nurturing gardening” approach, people are starting to see that their “quick fix” planting escapades of prior years have unfortunately been over planted and may now have to be ripped up. For instance, it may look good “right now” to plant a bunch of flaxes close together, however give it a few months and once they start to grow they will begin to look unruly and un kept. They’ll eventually have to be pulled out. You should plant a garden thinking of what it will grow into, not what it looks like immediately. The most imperative thing is designing a landscape to suit the owners style. It’s also beneficial to get the owners involved in their own gardens. If you’re deciding whether to start improving your garden there’s no better time to start than now. As a side note, make sure you get good advice from a reputable garden center or nursery, these people work with, care for and love plants day in day out, you won’t get any more qualified advice from anywhere else. |
| Build Green House and Green Property Posted: 16 Sep 2011 02:45 PM PDT If you want to save the environment, it is a good idea to build green. Many estate agents will at least have one green project in their portfolio as green projects are gaining importance and more and more people are nowadays opting for green homes and businesses green properties. Building green properties like green homes and commercial establishments doesn’t necessarily be expensive. In fact, green properties are cheaper to build and save you a lot in the long run. People still think going green needs substantial amount of investment. This myth is partially created by those who build green homes extravagantly. But green homes are cheaper to build as green products are cheaper than normal products. Intuitive green heating systems, a great design and anything luxury is only going to cost you more no matter whether you are building green or not. If you employ green products that are not too expensive, you are sure going to save a lot of cash. Most importantly, green products will save more in the long run. Green electrical appliances relatively consume less power than their non-green counterparts. By using green appliances you can save more than 30% in your energy bills. Green houses also tend to be built air tight with proper insulation. This, combined with green appliances can even reduce power wastage in green houses and commercial establishments. Tax rebates can be availed for many green products. Governments are offering tax rebates for different energy efficient products. They are both cheap as they are tax free or carry less tax and consume less power so that they save a lot of money. When planning your green home, you have to do a thorough research on green products available and see if you can get all items at a good deal. Feed-in tariff is also a good way to make your home greener while making extra income. You can install microgeneration capacity in your property and use that energy to power your house or apartment. If you have more capacity, you can pump it back to National Grid and you will be paid for it. There are different means of microgeneration including solar panels. You can choose whichever you want depending on your budget. By producing renewable energy, you not only power your home, but also save lots of energy from National Grid. Going green is an excellent way to conserve energy and preserve the environment if you are interested in building green properties or green homes, you don’t necessarily have to have a huge budget. Exploit all the opportunities to make your budget even cheaper. Are you an estate agent building green properties and green home? You can promote them by listing your green properties on TheGreenO. TheGreenO is a green community dedicated to promote green products and services. Please visit http://www.thegreeno.com for more info. About the Author If you want to save the environment, it is a good idea to build green. Many estate agents will at least have one green project in their portfolio as green projects are gaining importance and more and more people are nowadays opting for green homes and businesses green properties. Building green properties like green homes and commercial establishments doesn’t necessarily be expensive. In fact, green properties are cheaper to build and save you a lot in the long run. |
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