ethical gardening and green product reviews

There is nothing like a good shower to revitalise the inner man. We take it for granted these days that most modern homes have at least one shower even if it might be one over the bath. It was not always like that though. Showers were first developed by the Romans and Greeks. In Britain, [...]

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I have been hearing about this amazing eco fridge  that was invented by a 21 year old student in a potting shed, on the radio all day, so I decided to have a look around on the web and find out if what I was hearing was actually true. As it turns out, what I [...]

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I asked for a Magnoball for Christmas and my mother-in-law obligingly bought one for me. I wanted one because, living in a hard water area, as we do, we have suffered, or I should say that our washing machine suffered, from a build up of limescale that led to washing tablets not dissolving properly in [...]

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Eco balls are Grrrrrrreat! I’ve been using eco balls for around 6 months now and although you do miss that “manufactured smell of lavender” my clothes are clean and i’m not spending £5 on washing up tabs every 2 months which is a saving of… hang on £30 a year, which i can spend else [...]

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Looking for a cheap water timer is tough I spend too long in the shower, i know i do… i’m half asleep .. blahh blahh i know it’s wrong and i dont want to spend over £10.00 on saving money. Eco Camel offer a basic timer (like an egg timer) for £5.24 inc del Big [...]

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Eco friendly lighting that does’nt cost the earth Changing to ‘all eco friendly’ light bulbs can be an expensive matter when you dont shop around. Some bulbs can cost between £17.00 to £14.00 for 2x. I found a deal that the independent are running for Memolux bulbs: They are guaranteed for 10,000 hours and come [...]

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