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Discover · Green Your Home

Make your little part of Earth greener.

You do not need acres of land to grow food, create habitat or make your home more self-sufficient. Start with one windowsill, one planter, one terrarium or one small system—and build from there.

Start small →Build simple hydroponics

Start with what you have.

Apartment, balcony, courtyard or backyard—every space can become a little more alive.

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Windowsill garden

Use the brightest indoor edge of your home for easy herbs and compact greens.

  • Try basil, parsley, mint or chives.
  • Use pots with drainage holes.
  • Turn pots regularly for even growth.
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Balcony growing

Vertical space matters more than floor space. Rail planters and trellises can multiply your growing area.

  • Dwarf tomatoes, strawberries and salad greens work well.
  • Secure containers against wind.
  • Group pots to slow moisture loss.
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Grow food from scraps

Some kitchen scraps can be regrown or used to start a new plant.

  • Try spring onion roots in shallow water.
  • Regrow celery bases before transplanting.
  • Save suitable seeds and experiment.
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Build a terrarium

Create a tiny enclosed landscape for moisture-loving plants.

  • Use a clear jar or glass vessel.
  • Add drainage material, substrate and small plants.
  • Keep out of harsh direct sun.
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Compost small

Even without a backyard, food scraps can become something useful.

  • Try a small sealed bokashi system.
  • Use a worm farm where appropriate.
  • Keep scraps balanced and avoid overfilling.
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Invite life in

A greener home is also a home that makes a little room for other species.

  • Choose flowering plants across seasons.
  • Provide shallow water safely for insects and birds.
  • Avoid unnecessary pesticides.

Simple home hydroponics.

Hydroponics grows plants without soil by supplying roots with water, oxygen and dissolved nutrients.

Beginner project

A basic passive herb system

Use a small opaque container, a net cup or supported plant holder, hydroponic nutrient solution and a suitable leafy herb. The roots hang into nutrient solution while an air gap near the top gives them access to oxygen.

Keep electrical equipment away from water and follow the mixing directions on your chosen hydroponic nutrient product.
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Choose a containerOpaque containers help discourage algae in the nutrient solution.
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Support the plantUse a net cup or similar holder with an inert growing medium.
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Add nutrient solutionMix according to the product label and leave a small air gap.
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Give it lightUse suitable daylight or an appropriate grow light.
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Observe and adjustWatch root health, water level and leaf colour rather than guessing.

Small backyard, big potential.

Design for repeat harvests and easy maintenance rather than trying to grow everything at once.

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Raised beds

Concentrate soil improvement and keep a small garden organised.

  • Keep beds narrow enough to reach the centre.
  • Grow fast crops between slower crops.
  • Mulch exposed soil to conserve moisture.
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Go vertical

Walls, fences and simple frames can carry climbing crops upward instead of outward.

  • Beans and peas are natural climbers.
  • Tie structures securely.
  • Consider the shade they cast.
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Mini greenhouse

A compact covered structure can protect seedlings and extend useful growing conditions.

  • Prioritise ventilation as well as warmth.
  • Use shelving to increase usable area.
  • Anchor lightweight structures securely.

Make the home itself lighter on Earth.

Self-sufficiency is not only about growing food. Small systems can reduce waste, water use and dependence on disposables.

💧 Use water thoughtfullyReuse water where appropriate and permitted, especially for non-potable garden use.
🥕 Grow what you eatChoose a few foods you actually buy often instead of planting a novelty garden.
🧺 Repair before replacingMaintain pots, tools, clothes and household items to extend their useful life.
🌾 Save seed where practicalLearn which plants reliably produce seed worth keeping and label everything clearly.
Start with one system you can maintain easily. A tiny garden that survives is more useful than an ambitious setup that becomes exhausting.

A simple 30-day green-home challenge.

One small improvement each week is enough to change how your home feels.

Week 1Plant one edible herb where you will actually see and use it.
Week 2Create one waste-reduction habit: compost, reuse, refill or repair.
Week 3Add one small growing system: terrarium, balcony pot or hydroponic experiment.
Week 4Observe what worked. Keep the useful parts and simplify everything else.