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Green living topics are all over Hometalk, from the ground up. Since every part of a house can benefit from green living upgrades, Hometalkers are always talking about green living. Saving the earth starts at home! Do you want to make greener living choices? Talk to Hometalk members who have made green living choices that they could live with. Browse photos of ecological projects around the home and garden, or search green living posts - your questions might have already been answered!



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  • We completed our professionally constructed pond in 08, after having our 'homemade' one for 15 years. It has one of the best investments we've ever made, for landscaping, entertaining, and the beauty and sound of it watching the koi every day.

Gardening: We need more ideas for water conservation for watering flowers & gardens during these hot, dry summers.

Rain barrels are ok, but certainly hold very little when it comes to a landscape requirement!
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Victoria Acworth, GA on Feb 02, 2011
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    Nature Scapes 15 hours ago
    check out Aquascapes RainXchange (www.aquascapeinc.com). It can be built to any size 33 ...»
    gallons-a million if you would like. We've helped install them in many countries for drinking water for entire communities. ---The best part is they add a beautiful waterfeature to your yard. If you choose a system with a booster pump it will pressurize the water too.

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Home Maintenance & Repairs: We had Icynene insulation installed in our Cape Cod attic 2 years ago and it still smells bad when it gets hot in the

attic. Any ideas what we can do about it?
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Janet N Dawsonville, GA on Sep 26, 2011
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    Concetta P on May 08, 2013
    old insulation is nasty
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Gardening: This may be a silly question, but here it goes...I have heard that some people compost their fall leaves and/or use

them for mulch. Being on a tight budget, buying mulch for all of our shrubs, trees, etc. is not possible. I was thinking we could mow the lawn AND the leaves using with the bag ...»
attached. Could we then dump the leaves and grass and spread around our trees and shrubs? Or would it all just dry up and blow away?

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Caitlin M Atlanta, GA on Nov 27, 2011
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    Starr Pease on Apr 14, 2013
    Absolutely. The best garden I ever had happened after all of the walnut tree shed it's leaves ...»
    and composted naturally. The dirt was soft and better than any bagged compost.

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Gardening: Can you name some of the plants that can clean up air within home?

It has been found that the respiration process of house plantscan purify the air we breathe in our home. Please share the name of the plantsthat can helps us to clean up the polluted air inside the home?

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Manuel Ramirez Sherman Oaks, CA on Apr 11, 2013
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    Douglas Hunt on Apr 13, 2013
    Funny you should ask this because just today at our men's garden club plant sale someone ...»
    mentioned that the asparagus fern (which is an invasive pest outdoors around here) was the best plant for improving air quality. Well, it turns out that the University of Georgia actually tested plants for their ability to remove contaminants from the air and found five that outperformed the rest: purple waffle plant (Hemigraphis alternataa), English ivy (Hedera Helix), variegated wax plant (Hoya cornosa), Asparagus fern (Asparagus densiflorus) and the Purple heart plant (Tradescantia pallida).

    See: http://www.ovpr.uga.edu/news/article/2009120...

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Gardening: Any suggestion on purchasing a good rain barrel to water flower bed and hanging plants in the yard.

I don't want to draw mosquitoes and such bugs. How does one keep the water clean and how to use with a watering hose.
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Talithagrace K Eden, NC on Jun 22, 2012
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    Talithagrace K on Apr 11, 2013
    Thanks for the tips on rain barrel. I made one from a 55 gal car wash soap container. the ...»
    water did not turn brown and I am saving on my water bill I use it for many out dooor projests, watering plants, washing out paint brushes, washing the back patio. Thanks Walter Reeves from my home state of Georgia. I doubles screened the barrell.

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Green Living: How do i determine how large my rainwater collection tank should be?

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Betty sue scott Clayton, NC on Apr 02, 2011
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    George Timo on Apr 08, 2013
    Go to Durham elementary school's baseball field on a moonlit night and ...»

    pray for rain to cool things down. Remember ? Or maybe Richmond.

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Green Living: compost tea recipe please

would love a recipe for compost tea. my husband did one last year with bat guano
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Sheri Ketarkus Glidden, WI on Apr 03, 2013
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Green Living: With a bride who's trying to track down an eco alternative to biodegradable tableware

Get lots of emails at Ethical Weddings from brides and grooms trying to plan a more ethical and green wedding – so we thought it was about time we started to share them with you – ...»
especially as you might be able to help us answer them!

So today, we're Stateside (virtually that is!) with a bride who's trying to track down an eco alternative to biodegradable tableware...

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Nevinweeks Westminster, CA on Apr 01, 2013
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    KMS Woodworks on Apr 02, 2013
    If they are planning a large wedding...then renting the place settings would make the most sense.
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Home Maintenance & Repairs: Is it a good Idea to place foam beneath laminate wood flooring?

I heard this can improve sound insulation in large/open houses.
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Tori Duluth, GA on Mar 30, 2011
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Home Maintenance & Repairs: Is it possible to insulate existing garage doors?

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Jo Cumming, GA on Feb 03, 2011
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    Don's Doors on Mar 22, 2013
    Most problems with insulating a garage door come from drafts around the edges and bottom. ...»
    Adding material to a garage door increases the overall weight of the door and can throw off the balance of the springs. If you add weight to the door then you should also change the springs to compensate for the additional weight. I have found that the cost of buying these insulation kits and re balancing a garage door is not very cost effective. Adding foam to a hollow door will make it quieter but is not enough to make a big difference in weather sealing. A three layer insulated garage door with properly installed weather seal trim and a good fit to the floor is the best way to keep out the cold and hot weather in your garage.

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