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Garden ideas - Tyre tower potatoes
Growing spuds inside a stack of old tyres is an old trick for boosting your yield from a very small space. Jo ...
read moreGreen funerals
Would you prefer a planet-friendly send-off?
Step-by-step: preserving fruit
[This story first appeared in the Feb-Mar15 issue of Green Ideas magazine.] Preserving ...
DIY gift ideas: Honey Xmas biscuits
Melinda Williams shares a cheap and easy Christmas recipe.
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How to be a greener camper
Quick tips for a greener camping trip.
read moreHow to grow a ginger beer 'bug'
Easy step-by-step instructions on how to make a 'bug' starter for ginger ...
Young Kiwi wins at Japanese film festival
A 12-year-old Kiwi has taken out a prestigious award at the Japan ...
Gardening
Higher Grounds: Food for your garden
Add nitrogen to your soil and put waste to good use by ...
Eco friendly fertilisers
Soil scientist Andreas Kurmann checks out some of the natural fertiliser products ...
One-minute skills: Making dummy butterflies
Keep your brassicas safe with these fun ‘butterfly scarecrows’ from Fabian Capomolla ...
What's greener?
My dilemma: Dry cleaning
Materials scientist Dr Michelle Dickinson investigates dry cleaning.
My dilemma: Liquid or bar soap?
Materials scientist Dr Michelle Dickinson investigates the difference between bar soaps and ...
My dilemma: Gold and diamonds
Question“I’m planning to buy an engagement ring (!) but I want to ...
Buyer's guides
13 tips for choosing a fridge or freezer
They’re an essential part of a modern home, and a boon for affordable, sustainable living too: a good freezer lets you store ...
read moreDo green laundry powders scrub up?
Latesha Randall puts some ‘green’ laundry detergents to the test
Ethical summer soft drinks
Call them ‘products with a purpose’: thirst-quenching drinks made with both the ...
Eco-friendly school supplies
Stocking up on books and pens? Veronica Schmidt shares ideas for planet-friendly ...