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Plants and Nature
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Nurturing house plants can help take some of the pollution out of the air, and get you up and moving around as you care for them. If you have a balcony, put pot plants there to offer insects food and shelter.
You could also grow herbs on window ledges. There's nothing like having plants about the place - it really does make a difference! |
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Grow Herbs at Home, Indoors or Outside!
Grow herbs at home and it will enable you to save money and add lots of lovely taste to summer salads and tummy-warming winter casseroles. These sites may help:
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Plants at Work
Put more greens into your life – but we’re not talking vegetables, we’re referring to plants and flowers!
There plants you can put close to your computer or lap top to soak up their rays of pollution, reducing your stress levels and headaches. |
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Calling all teachers!
You'll find:
- information on safety,
- the history of herbs with stories,
- plus hints and tips on making a herb garden.
And parents, why not try this at home with your offspring?
Children love seeing the results of their endeavours growing into something, and if they can enjoy herbs in their foods, so much the better.
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For the elderly...
If you look after elderly people, do visit Gardening4Good, which has some really lovely ideas on how to bring gardens, flowers and plants to the elderly.
Activity Managers in nursing or residential homes may find this site particularly invaluable.
And parents, why not give grandparents and grandchildren some of the tasks to do together? |
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Always consult your doctor before
starting any exercise programme or wellbeing change
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