Showing posts with label Green. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Green. Show all posts

Tuesday, 6 March 2012 7 biodegradable plastics

  1. Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate
  2. Polylactic acid
  3. Polycaprolactone
  4. Polyanhydride
  5. Polyvinyl alcohol
  6. Polyhydroxyhexanoate
  7. Cellulose acetate

Saturday, 25 December 2010 7 things that we are going to plant this year that we didn't last year

  1. Raspberries
  2. Sprouts
  3. Thyme
  4. Fennel
  5. Carrots
  6. Potatos
  7. Garlic

Monday, 31 May 2010 7 common UK garden weeds

  1. Bindweed
  2. Horsetail
  3. Dandelions
  4. Thistle
  5. White Clover
  6. Creeping Buttercup
  7. Shepherd's Purse

Sunday, 23 May 2010 7 things we planted today

  1. Broccoli
  2. Garlic Chives
  3. Sweet-peas
  4. Corn Flowers
  5. Magnolia
  6. Basil
  7. Mint

Saturday, 5 December 2009 7 traditional building materials

  1. Adobe
  2. Cob
  3. Rammed Earth
  4. Limecrete
  5. Mudbrick
  6. Wattle and Daub
  7. Bamboo

Thursday, 26 November 2009 7 things you can put on your compost heap

  1. Freezer-burned fish
  2. Jelly
  3. Melted ice cream
  4. Tobacco waste
  5. Toenail clippings
  6. Coconut hull fibers
  7. Old beer

Thursday, 2 July 2009 7 wild plants we battle with daily

  1. Selfheal
  2. Ground Clover
  3. Daisy
  4. Common Chickweed
  5. Dandelions
  6. Bindweed
  7. Himalayan Honeysuckle

Friday, 1 May 2009 7 things that annoy us in the garden

  1. Ants
  2. Dandelions
  3. Ground Clover
  4. Self seeding Himalayan Honeysuckles
  5. Thistles
  6. Moss in the lawn
  7. Sherman the clumsy footed Wood Pigeon

Sunday, 26 April 2009 7 tools from the garden shed

Friday, 10 April 2009 7 books my dad picked up for me at a jumble sale

  1. Edible and Medicinal Plants of Britain and Northern Europe
  2. A Garden for All Seasons
  3. Wildlife on Your Doorstep
  4. Flowers of the World
  5. Trees: Leaves, Bark and Fruit
  6. The Reader's Digest Encyclopaedia of Garden Plants and Flowers
  7. Wild Flowers - Their Habitats in Britain and Northern Europe

Sunday, 8 March 2009 7 books given to me by my Dad

  1. The Oxford book of wild flowers
  2. Percy Thrower's practical guide to trees and shrubs
  3. Balcony, patio and window box gardening
  4. Garden fact finder
  5. Garden guides - Patio, pots and window boxes
  6. Garden guides - Garden design
  7. Catwatching

Tuesday, 11 November 2008 7 wind-up gadgets

  1. Wind-up media player
  2. Wind-up led bike light
  3. Wind-up radio with torch
  4. Wind-up shaver
  5. Wind-up mobile phone charger
  6. Wind-up walkie talkies
  7. Wind-up watch

Saturday, 19 July 2008 7 eco-items in my parents' garden

Wednesday, 4 June 2008 7 solar powered gadgets and gizmos

  1. Mini Solar Racer
  2. Aluminium Solar Wind Turbine
  3. Solar Frog Robot Kit
  4. Solar Powered Shaver
  5. Bamboo Solar Ladies Sunhat
  6. Solar Headphone Radio
  7. Solar Powered Revolving Aeroplane on Stand

Friday, 23 May 2008 7 facts about waste

  1. The UK produces more than 434 million tonnes of waste every year.
  2. On average, each person in the UK, throws away seven times their body weight (about 500kg) in rubbish every year.
  3. It can take up to 50 times more energy to produce a battery than it actually delivers.
  4. Recycling just one plastic bottle can save the same amount of energy needed to power a 60 watt lightbulb for 6 hours.
  5. 80 million fluorescent lighting tubes go to landfill each year.
  6. Each baby gets through about 5000 nappies during the two to two and a half years prior to potty training.
  7. Waste oil from nearly 3 million car oil changes in Britain is not collected. If collected properly, this could meet the annual energy needs of 1.5 million people.