Feng Shui For the Bathroom
The bathroom is a challenging room when it comes to maintaining Feng Shui in your home. The ba gua, the optimal map for a home’s layout according to Feng Shui principles, doesn’t leave room for a bathroom indeed, it was developed before indoor plumbing, when the bathroom area would not have been inside the home.
According to Feng Shui, the bathroom has a draining effect wherever it’s placed, so it will diminish the positive effects of optimal placement for the bedroom, living room, and other important areas of the house. The effect it has depends on where it’s placed in your home. However, there are a few things you can do to prevent chi drainage and ensure your home’s Feng Shui integrity.
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The Beauty of an Indoor Garden Using Hydroponics
In the last couple of years, the science of hydroponics gained a lot of popularity, due to its many known advantages. The technology of cultivating plants without a soil attracted a lot of growers, interested in making their very own indoor garden and being prepared to learn all about this subject.
Hydroponically grown plants require a lot of attention and various supplies in order to flourish. The Internet can educate people on diverse subjects and the one concerning hydroponics is being widely presented online. One can find out about the varied types of mediums, available nutrient systems and of course how to use hydroponics to grow plants.
Organic Indoor Gardening: Grow Your Own Fresh Herbs – Be Healthy
Do you like to consume organic food? People are becoming more aware of what they eat, so it could be a very good idea to start an organic indoor garden of your own so you can be sure of eating vegetables that are free of unhealthy chemicals. One of the best things with organic indoor gardening is it doesn’t need a lot of space to grow a good crop of vegetables. A small balcony or an accessible rooftop are all you need to get started with organic indoor gardening.
Even if you live somewhere that doesn’t have anything like a balcony or flat rooftop, you can still indulge in organic indoor gardening. Not having these doesn’t mean you won’t be able to garden. If you have some space you can devote to your plants inside your house, you can easily set up your organic indoor garden. You can use artificial lighting for the plants so you won’t need to be concerned about having enough sunlight.
Indoor Gardening for Kids – Start in a Dish
Indoor gardening for kids is actually much easier to handle than an outside garden. An indoor garden can be maintained in one area and you don’t have to worry about taking your children out in the rain to pull weeds.
A root top garden is an easy way to start children on their first indoor gardening project. All you need to do is cut off the tops of root vegetables such as carrots, turnips or beets. Remove all of the leaves that are on the stems and cut the stems down to about half an inch. Then, put the stems in a shallow dish or pie plate and cover the bottom of the dish with water. Put decorative stones or pebbles in the bottom of the dish to make it more attractive.
Place the dish on a windowsill where it will get plenty of sunlight. Make sure you keep your root garden well watered. Leaves will begin to sprout in about two to three weeks.
Citrus fruits are also a good place to start for beginner indoor gardeners. Remove the seeds, which are called pips, from oranges, limes, lemons or grapefruit. Fill small planter pots with potting soil. Put two or three pips just beneath the surface of the soil in each pot. If you are planting more than one type of citrus seed, put small labels on each flower pot so that you can tell which kind of plant they are.
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Houseplants – Your Way to an Indoor Garden
The benefits of houseplants make them a desirable addition to your home. Research has shown that the air in our houses can be in need of cleaning and plants do this naturally. They can lift down moods, reduce headaches, sore throats and bring dry skin relief. This is because they clean the air by converting carbon dioxide into oxygen. Some plants even have healing properties such as the Aloe Vera plant with sap that soothes burns.
Houseplants can be used as part of your home’s decor. They can also act as screens to separate areas. A group of plants can be as much a part of the interior decorating as a painting or ornament. However, you need to arrange them aesthetically and not just plop some pots on the floor hoping for a good effect!