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Roses In A Potato turns into Beautiful Buds!

Some people are not blessed with a green thumb, so should they try roses grown in potatoes?    Yes! Some people definitely are, my mum is one of those people who is a natural! An  entire yard or a ‘ little farm’, as a call it –  flowers, plants, and vegetables are in abundance.

I’m not so lucky, even though I’ve spent springs and summers with my hands in the dirt, planting seeds and seedlings,…

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Outside Inside: Make an Indoor Aquatic Garden!

Outside Inside: Make an Indoor Aquatic Garden!

All plants need water to live, but some plants take this relationship a step further. Climate change, our world warming up, has made us think about water in a different way. Some aquatic plants have adapted to living either completely submerged in water or on the water’s surface and some in-between.

There is now a diversity of aquatic plants which are both inspiring and fascinating.    These…

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Returning to Nature: Botanical Tattoos

Returning to Nature: Botanical Tattoos

Artists come in many forms and expressions. For those without the artist’s mind or talent, all you need to do is connect, much like nature, you’ll find when an artist is true to form, you will find meaning. Pis Saro has a special talent for creating botanical tattoos.

Watercolor tattoos of pretty flowers and leaves for nature lovers and for the love of Mother Nature.

Pis Saro is an artist,…

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Happy Australia Father's Day: Flowers You Should Give to Dad

Happy Australia Father’s Day: Flowers You Should Give to Dad

Father’s Day, a time to reflect, celebrate and give thanks to all the dads. Even those who’ve lost their loved one can still remember all the good times your dad was there for you.

If you are thinking of giving flowers, then the official Father’s Day flowers are White and Red roses.

If your dad is more on the plant side, then you should definitely find him something enticing.

Bonsai for those…

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Goodbye Bronchitis Cough: Mix Honey Banana and Water

Gardenhood would never say we’re doctors or even healers, but we’ve tried a few natural tricks to help fix common colds or chronic coughs. Some weeks back one of our members had the worst cough ever.

A non-smoker, reasonable health so it was a little strange and the amount of coughing drove one of our more sensitive office works a little cray cray!

So, we went to work, asking amongst our nature…

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Best Ever Friday News for Plant Lovers: Baileys Almande Almond-milk Liqueur

A plant eating lifestyle doesn’t have to be boring, hard – we just need businesses and people to switch and educate on plant living and lifestyle.

Given it’s Friday we thought we would celebrate with a Baileys Almande Almondmilk Liqueur.    That’s right Vegans across the world are cheering to the sound of Baileys.

This naturally light tasting spirit is a dairy-free, gluten-free and certified…

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Scientists Discover Plants Have "Brains" That Determine When They Grow

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Plants have a long and unexpected evolutionary lineage. Did you know that land plants evolved 450 million years ago?    Or that sharks are older than trees?

Flowers didn’t appear until the Cretaceous Period (around 66 million years ago) and grass only starting sprouting 40 million years ago!

In that time, plants have evolved some incredible traits, and as a new study led by…

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Oldest Bonsais: How They've Survived Despite Odds

Oldest Bonsais: How They’ve Survived Despite Odds

Trees can grow for thousands of years. Bonsai trees, if well kept, can also become very old.

Some of the oldest Bonsai in the world are over 800 years; the result of many generations of patience and hard work. This article lists some of the most famous and oldest trees, enjoy!

(#1) Ficus Bonsai tree at Crespi, Italy – over a 1000 years old!

This Ficus Bonsai tree is reported to be over a…

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Oldest Bonsais: How They've Survived Despite Odds

Oldest Bonsais: How They’ve Survived Despite Odds

Trees can grow for thousands of years. Bonsai trees, if well kept, can also become very old.

Some of the oldest Bonsai in the world are over 800 years; the result of many generations of patience and hard work. This article lists some of the most famous and oldest trees, enjoy!

(#1) Ficus Bonsai tree at Crespi, Italy – over a 1000 years old!

This Ficus Bonsai tree is reported to be over a…

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Cauliflower, Coconut oil, Ginger, Turmeric Stew

Cauliflower, Coconut oil, Ginger, Turmeric Stew

Australia is heading toward’s Spring, but you’d be forgiven for thinking that today was winter all over again. So, we thought we would find you a stew to prepare tonight.

A  delicious, comforting and warm stew perfect for vegans, vegetarians or even the meat eaters would love this stew.

It’s full of healthy fats, add in some tofu for extra protein or pair with wild rice for extra grains.

Cauliflow…

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Bengaluru's Vertical Garden Set to Curb Pollution

Bengaluru’s Vertical Garden Set to Curb Pollution

After China’s vertical forests, Bengaluru has built it’s first vertical garden with the intent to curb pollution and make the city beautiful.

SayTrees is behind the beautiful organic garden at Hosur Road Electronics City Flyover where over 3,500 saplings of 10 different species have been planted.

With an automated drip irrigation system installed within the garden, the plants will get their daily…

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Understanding What Makes Plants Happy

Like us, plants have their own language. If you saw our post on Geoff Lawton’s Pattern Understanding you will see that nature has its own rules, patterns and ways of connecting.

Somehow, over time we humans have become disconnected or perhaps we are disrespecting our plant’s natural botanical body language and behavior that could help put plants…

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Back to Black: Black Drama In the Garden

Back to Black: Black In the Garden

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Black inspires a little drama, so why not add some to your garden with a little black foliage or black flowers? Amy’s Back to Black reflects a little of how we all feel sometimes, it’s such a tragedy she’s gone, way too soon.

We’re sure that Amy’s garden would have been full uniqueness and beauty with colour splashed with black or almost black plants, it’s how life is…

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How To Propagate Lavender Plants From Cuttings

  Lavender has so many beneficial properties from freshening up a home to uses in cosmetics.   It also adds a gorgeous contrast of bright purple flowers against silver/gray foliage to the garden and the best bit is the bees love it too and it smells lovely.

Growing lavender is great for so many reasons! Once you learn how to propagate lavender plants from your garden, you’ll be able to grow as…

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Women Are Using Plants to Live Longer

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Fabulous news for vegans and vegetations, you’re about to get plenty of new friends. Research is showing that spending time with these lovely plant eating folk can actually extend your lifespan. And if you’re a lady you are in super luck.

Research conducted by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital over an eight-year study looked into a…

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Bedroom Plants to Cure Insomnia and Sleep Apnea

It’s a busy world, even our sleep is busy these days. Sleep disturbances, night terrors, insomnia, or sleep apnea are some of the sleep terms that can make our living harder work than it has to be.

If your nights are long and you’d prefer to be sleeping, we have some awesome news for you.    There’s a simple and natural way to improve your sleep and finally get some rest.

And the best part is…

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