http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Vera+Pappas Gardening Vera Pappas Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=401685&ca=Gardening Having a beautiful backyard to enjoy and relax in isn't just about plants, flowers and nice grass. For me, it includes birds, butterflies, dragonflies and even bats.a necessary part of our eco system. Watching birds bathing and bats flitting about at night are great fun, but it is the Butterflies th... Gardening Vera Pappas Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=388680&ca=Gardening By using only organic gardening supplies; your gardening tasks will be easier and more enjoyable. Compost, an all natural soil amendment is made through the use of composters. Composters break down organic materials such as leaves, grass clippings, and food scraps to make a 100% organic, all natural... Home Management Vera Pappas Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=318772&ca=Home+Management Christmas is not usually what one thinks of when thinking Green. This year let's green up our holidays. There are many ways we can reduce our energy consumption and reduce waste during this time of year. 1. Switch from traditional Christmas lights to L.E.D. Lights. They will reduce your energy consu... Home Management Vera Pappas Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=318769&ca=Home+Management Recently, I was invited to a party. The hosts were lovely, the home was large and beautiful in a well-to-do area. Everything about the day was fantastic, except for one thing...they didn't recycle. I noticed glass bottles in the trash, I thought maybe some partygoer made a mistake. Then I noticed an... Home Management Vera Pappas Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=318775&ca=Home+Management Today, being Green is a necessity. It's not just for hippies and tree huggers any more. Actually being a tree hugger is a good thing, but that's another article. We are in a time that if we continue our bad habits, the children of our not too distant future will not have one. The 20th Century brough... Home Management Vera Pappas Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=318778&ca=Home+Management What difference can one homeowner make to the environment? Why, when big polluters are making “green” changes, do we need to change our daily living habits? The answer is simple… children! By making slight and easy changes in the way we look at, and treat Planet Earth today, future generations of ch... Gardening Vera Pappas Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=284718&ca=Gardening Roses are one of the most beautiful flowers in the garden. They can also be one of the most difficult to grow. Caring for roses may take some time, but the rewards are worth it. There are many, many different types of Roses. Tea, Grandiflora, Floribunda, Old English, Ramblers, Climbers, Miniature, e... Gardening Vera Pappas Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=284726&ca=Gardening Maintaining a nice green yard can be a chore. Cutting, fertilizing, weed, insect and disease control, where does it end? Maintaining your yard can be simple... Go Organic! The use of organic products on the lawn takes all the guess work out. By using natural products that come from the earth, you do... Gardening Vera Pappas Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=284523&ca=Gardening Creating a habitat for birds can be a fun and rewarding hobby. To attract and keep birds coming to the new environment you've created, there are a few simple things you need to do. Hang a variety of birdhouses for different types of birds. Many birds will come back year after year to roost in the sa... Gardening Vera Pappas Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=284524&ca=Gardening Grass Cutting in many parts of the nation has become a huge business. With our hectic, over scheduled lives most of us choose to let someone else do the chore of cutting our grass. The Landscaping industry in general is a wonderful business. They create beautiful landscapes, install tress, shrubs, p...