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Going green starts at home, and gardening can be a great way to be a bit more sustainable, help the environment but also grow your own beautiful flowers or fresh vegetables. From guerrilla gardening to great plant stories and planting tips and tricks, here are some ways to make your home a more amazing and eco-friendly place.

World's Dumbest Green Tech and Gadgets

Greenwashed eco gadgets are at once baffling and bizarre. With the rise of eco-friendly living and green awareness you can be sure companies are trying to cash in.

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Exotic Edible House Plants, Fruits & Vegetables

Strange, bizarre, exotic fruits and vegetables from around the world including durian, buddha's hand, starfruit and more odd fruits.

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13 Essential Green Gadgets for Geeks

Learn the best green gadgets to help the environment and save money, from electronics to computer gadgets to power savers and chargers.

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Biggest and Most Expensive Green Homes

Green homes are becoming an increasingly popular trend, with eco-friendly dwellings - from apartment buildings to monstrous mansions - popping up all over the world.

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Rare Endangered Plants Flowers and Trees

Unusual rotten meat corpse flowers, endangered plants, rare trees, unusual cactus and other bizarre flora threatened by global warming and deforestation.

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Easy, Cheap, Fast Vegetarian Meals and Recipes

Recipes that are vegetarian, healthy for you, good for the planet, cheap, fast, delicious, and easy to make.

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Creative Dog, Cat and Other Pet Furniture

See odd pet furniture including bizarre dog houses, luxury pet furniture, aquariums, unusual cat furniture and more.

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7 Solutions to Common Eco-Living Problems

Simple solutions and answers to common environmental questions and green lifestyle dilemmas such as driving an SUV, eating meat and consumption.

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18 of Nature's Powerful Medicinal Plants

Here are surprisingly common herbs, flowers, berries and plants that are anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, repel insects, antiseptic, expectorant, antibacterial, and pain relieving.

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Green Energy-Saving Tips, Tricks and Hacks

Reduce the Environmental Impact of Your Home with Green, Eco-Friendly, Energy-Saving ideas for carpet, wall, heating, appliances, energy leaks and landscaping.

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Going Green: 15 Food & Shopping Tips

Green your diet with vegan tips, a farmers' market finder, a CSA resource, simple steps to reducing carbon impact and choosing the best organic foods.

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Green Utopian Eco-Village Saved

Learn about secret eco villages, sustainable cities, floating islands and futuristic eco housing developments and concepts you may or may not want to live in.

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How to Go Green: Smart Consumption

A green shopping guide with sustainable consumption tips to help you find eco friendly products and to live a more green lifestyle on the cheap.

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20 Vegan Meals and Recipes that Taste Good

Going vegetarian seems challenging enough - but vegan? Here are some amazingly tasty vegan meals that will make even a carnivore's mouth water.

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12-Step Guerrilla Gardening Guide

There are a million different ways to guerilla garden, but whether you choose to do it solo or with a group, in a public space or in a neighboring junkyard ...

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