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How to Revive a Plant

Posted September 22nd, 2009 By Carmelia Gardening

If your plant is looking a little bent out of shape and sad, don’t turn sad yourself. There are still some ways that you can do to revive your plant back to its formerly robust state.
Pot-Bound Plants
If your plant is pot-bound, it means [...]

How to Melt Ice on a Sidewalk

Posted September 17th, 2009 By Carmelia DIY

Having snow freeze up in your sidewalk, garage and porch can lead to some slippery accidents that can seriously injure you. Here are some things you can do to protect your family and loved ones from harm, in a jiffy.
Types of De-icers
Salt
Salt is [...]

How to Live Green

Posted September 2nd, 2009 By aileen Miscellaneous

Advocating for the environment doesn’t only mean knowing the current environmental problems and the ways to save the planet. You also have to act on these problems. Practice what you preach. Be an example to everyone and encourage people to do the same. [...]

How to Care for a Rabbit

Posted August 25th, 2009 By RJ Pets

If you have plans of taking care of a rabbit, you better be prepared. These adorable animals may be popular pets but they have special care requirements that you should keep in mind. Rabbits can live up to 10 years so you need [...]

How to Grow a Cactus

Posted April 15th, 2009 By Paul Gardening

The cactus, being the prime shrub of the desert, does not require much tending to, as compared to other plants. It can survive under extremely hot and dry conditions for significant periods. However, just like any domestic plant, it still needs [...]

How to Take Care of Indoor Plants

Posted March 24th, 2009 By Carmelia Gardening

Indoor plants are a lovely way to liven and warm up a room. Plants also produce oxygen, which will provide cleaner air indoors! Here’s how to keep indoor plants healthy.
Light
Plants need light to survive. Although household plants need less light than normal plants, [...]

How to Grow Lucky Bamboo

Posted March 9th, 2009 By Carmelia Gardening

Lucky bamboos are very much in the vogue with feng shui practitioners. They also make for wonderful indoor plants that can simply grow in water. Want to grow a lucky bamboo? Here’s how.

Choose a healthy bamboo from your nearest plant nursery. Vibrant green [...]

How to Create Your Own Terrarium

Posted March 4th, 2009 By Carmelia Gardening

Terrariums are a wonderful and natural way to decorate your indoor spaces. What can be better than your own mini-indoor garden? Here’s how to one:
Tools

Terrarium container
Terrarium plants
Pea gravel
Ground charcoal
Sterilized and fresh potting soil
Water
Chopsticks
Terrarium lid (optional)
Terrarium decoration

Choose a Terrarium Container
Terrariums are commonly seen in [...]

How to Purify Air

Posted February 17th, 2009 By Marck Cleaning

You can never get too much fresh air, especially with all the pollutants in the environment.  There are very few places you can go to where the air is clean, breathable, and good for your body.  Purifying the air that you breathe becomes [...]

How to Remove Dust

Posted February 17th, 2009 By Carmelia Cleaning

Like death and taxes, dust is a part of life that we can’t avoid. From cameras, mattresses and furniture, dust will always find a way to get in and stay unless removed. Here are the ways you can remove dust from your house [...]