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There's no denying that a roof garden is thought of as a luxury of the wealthy, but as we get evermore squashed into the city there is no option but to improvise and innovate and this is exactly what the modern day city dwellers are doing. The term rooftop gardening can have many meanings from a modern, sleek, fresh garden design to a row of mini pots growing herbs on a kitchen windowsill, if you're growing, you're rooftop gardening!

There are thousands and thousands of different plants and their different variaties in the plant kingdom and plant identification can sometimes be a very daunting process. With only a few tricks, you can eliminate and break down the plants components to get near enough to categorize it or jog something in your memory that can bring the exact name back to your memory.

In order to get a show of flowers every year you need to know how to prune and care for their needs to give them the best chance of resistance. As a gardener and designer, many people have asked for my advice on how and when to prune a Wisteria. Wisteria has always been known for its lush growth and long spurs of leaves which shoot out to tangle and secure themselves to anything that might be unfortunate enough to be in its way. If kept in shape it will keep its structure very well. Tie in all of the major stems as these will get heavy enough to fall and destroy the plant or cause the wisteria problems down the line. A common method used to keep the framework tie to the wall is a metal wire threaded through some tubing or sections of hose pipe, supporting the main stems and tied to the wall leaving enough room behind.

In modern times a cup of tea has almost become a way of life and a comforting habit that people all over the world can relate to. We have it with breakfast, lunch and often dinner in countries like the U.K, Sri Lanka and India and most will have it at work, right the way through the day.

There are ways to increase productivity but most of the people do not know about them. With technology giving us more tools, gadgets and possibilities it's often difficult not to be seduced by the amount of information we cn consume in minutes. "How to increase productivity" is a question entrepeneurs and business people ask themselves in order to find more time to do what they are hopefully passionate about doing whilst working and in their personal life. Below are 10 ways to de-clutter your mind, desk and desktop and bring productive processes back into your everyday life.

Have you ever thought of doing less but earning more? For most the answer will be yes, but how? Actually there are several different models of home based businesses and there are a lot of online income opportunities available for everyone. To build passive income streams, you do not...

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An honest look at how to make money online doing by doing something you love.

Many believe that medicinal plants are something that were used in the dark ages, and with the invention of modern medicine this is a subject that should be left to the new age hippies and not to the average modern day family. This couldn't be further from the truth as more and more is being revealed about the benefits of wild medicinal plants and how they can help to cut costs, avoid side effects and help the body digest a naturally grown remedy.

A look at the techniques used to prune garden plants in a way that will keep them healthier for longer.

A beginners guide to making the most of what you have using permaculture and other sustainable systems to grow food, plantlife and to help nature work for you.