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How you can plant trees and help environment, WWF India

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WWF India has on-going campaign “Adopt a Tree For Life” they are helping us in planting tree around us or in cities. they started this campaign in 2005 to encouraging individuals and organizations to plant new trees and care for old trees. Since then, they have planted thousands of trees.

With the help of WWF India we can also adopt at tree of our choice from given options and select any numbers of plant which we like to plant in our country. we have to pay for each plant we have selected, around 200/- Per plant they take donation from us and plant our selected trees in monsoon time with the help of volunteers and on-ground partners

They Plant following trees:

Ashoka, Neem, Golden Shower, Arjuna, Gulmohar, Chikoo, Mango, Jackfruit, Guava, Teak Wood, Acacia, Karanj and many more.

What You Will Get???

You will be getting Digital certification and Digital Transaction Receipt from WWF India, That transaction receipt also help you in tax benefit.

Yesss…You can be a part of this campaign #AdoptATree without making any financial transaction to them, Like every year monsoon came you & your friends can plant few sapling at near by locations (like Parks, empty Lands, Road Sides etc) and tag them on following social handles.

@wwfindia on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter with the #AdoptATree

Adopt A Tree Campaign at WWF India, Lodhi Estate, Delhi

For Bulk Plantation like corporate CSR activity, society donation or some other group want to donate for plantation you can contact at below mentions email addresses.

apurva@wwfindia.net or hpandey@wwfindia.net.

How to get free Saplings from WWF India???

You can visit directly office of WWF India in Lodhi Estate, Delhi for free saplings, as they are running this Adopt A Tree campaign they are also providing free saplings to individuals you can select few and plants near by your areas, Even we have organised one campaign with them they have provided good no of plants to our followers. Please follow the address mentioned below.

Note :- Free saplings depend on availability and Timing, they never provide you bulk saplings they any provide saplings to individuals.

Address & Contact Details:-

WWF-India,
172 B, Lodhi Estate,
New Delhi- 110003
Tel: +91 11 4150 4815
Email: jps@wwfindia.net

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Waste to Best by Reusing Plastic Bottles for Plantation and many other Creative Things for your Garden

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As we know daily consumption of plastic bottles is more than 100 million and almost 80% of used plastic bottles are discarded everyday. Lots of toxic produce by plastic bottles and its not easy not biodegrading. It took 100 years to decompose.

plastic becomes a major issue for environment health and human health too. Many scientists have given proof regarding use of plastic, plastic products not good for health they cause cancer as per research. Cancer was a very rare disease down the line 200 years ago. That time we are not using plastic much but after plastic comes to our daily need we are getting more cancer cases regularly.

To support our environment health, green ride india requesting you to reuse empty bottles in gardening, plantation and many more uses to support the environment. With your little steps towards the environment we can reduce wastage and we can do beautiful decor with the help of these useless bottle waste.

So now whenever you buy any plastic drink bottle, cold drinks or water bottle, do not just throw it in the dustbin or in waste, just use it to make something beautiful decor.

1. Free Vertical Hanging Garden by used plastic bottle

We can use empty plastic bottles to make a vertical hanging garden by cutting one side of the bottle vertically and fill it with good soil & fertiliser. These types of vertical gardens are very trending these days. People are decorating their empty wall and empty space with these vertical gardens.

Additionally, these give them multiple benefits like fresh air, fruits, herbs, vegetables and more.

Image Credit – http://moomah.com/themagazine

2. Free Plants & Flower Pots by used bottles

We can use empty bottles to make our small pots to support our nature and stop wastage.

Before throwing these empty bottles we must think about reuse of these, so with the help of a small knife or cutter we can cut half of the bottle and make some pin holes in the bottom and lower bottom of these empty bottles, fill with fertilizer and natural soil and can be used as pots.

We can also decor these as per your need and other decor or table color.

Image Credit – https://in.pinterest.com/

3. Free Bird House by empty used Plastic bottles.

Birds are very small and beautiful creature of our nature or earth, to save them we have to take few necessary steps and we have to take responsibilities to save them till last we can do, so if we have small garden we can try to make small bird house too with the help of this wasted bottles and these bottles are very good for their nest.

As we know these bottles are not easy to biodegradable so it will remain the same for many years and we can give this house to birds which can be used by many birds for years.

Steps to make bird nests by plastic bottles.

  1. Need 2-3 empty bottles or as many you need, 1 bottle per nest we are taking.
  2. Cut it between the center vertically round so birds can enter in this.
  3. Fill it with dry grass and decor as you like.
  4. Attach some light rope or thread to hand this from the bottle cap side.
  5. Hand this on some tree or some corner where you see birds going more.
Image Credit – https://in.pinterest.com/pin/395190936024916877/

4. Free Birds feeder with empty plastic bottles.

In India people feed more to birds, as per Hindu mythology bird feeding is considered as a very good karma and it helps to boost their karma too.

It also creates a good aura around us. If we are sitting in some park or in our lobbies, balconies and feeding the birds, they create good vibes around us and produce very positive energies. To save our natural environment we must feed birds and other animals too.

So to help them we can create a bird feeder at zero cost we just need 1 empty plastic bottle, 2 spoons and 1 small rope or thread to hand.

Image Credits – https://earth911.com/home/7-diy-recycled-bird-feeders/

Thanks you reading our ideas, please share your ideas too, we will post on our blog.

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Top 10 low maintenance Indoor plants in India

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Indoor plantation is very essential these days, it helps us in many ways majorly Air Purification. We all know these days we are facing issues due to heavy pollution near us, these green plants help us to improve our air with Zero costing us and it’s never stopping. It works 24 hours and without any major needs, it just needs small sunlight and a small amount of water to keep it green.

These plants also play a major role in Decor, people keep on adding these plants & planters to their rooms, balconies, sitting areas, reading areas, room windows, office desk, drawing area, tables and many more ideas people coming up. There are multiple benefits of having indoor plants around your home and offices. Best part of these plants are easily available with nearby plant stores in India and also available online too, if you are looking for a few indoor plants you can refer to these below mentioned websites for the best experience.

  1. www.fnp.com
  2. www.ugaoo.com
  3. www.amazon.in
  4. www.mybageecha.com
  5. www.plantsguru.com

Indoor plant #1 – Snake Plant

Snake plant Also known as mother-in-law’s tongue, this beautiful plant is easy to maintain and also works as an air purifier. It absorbs chemicals and toxins from air and gives us pure natural oxygen.These plants are easy to survive in low light conditions with less water. Yellow and green stripes enhance the beauty of these plant.

Indoor plant #2 – Spider plant

As the name spider plants these plants have multiple leaves and these leaves look like spider legs, this plant is light green in color and gives a jungle look due to long and slender leaves, this plant grows downward in arch shape. These plants need very low light, but never survive in direct sun, so they’re good to keep in a room with big big planters but keep away from the window. 

Indoor plant #3 – Money Plant

Money plant is a very famous plant of India, we can find this very easily and most of indian homes always keep these in balconies, stairs, room doors etc. these are also required very low maintenance and this can survive indoor and outdoor, in soil and water.

Indoor plant #4 – Lucky Bamboo 

Yes Lucky bamboo is very easily available in india, and available at many gift shops too at a very cheap rate, also its rate depends on size of plant you are buying, but life of this plant is very long if you keep adding water to it on time. Again this plant does not require too much water & sunlight. It’s also consider as a Symbol of good fortune and prosperity.

Indoor Plant #5 – Areca Palm

Areca Palm also known as Butterfly plant because of its leaves structure, Mostly use for indoor decor, people love to keep these inside their house, these plants also need very less water and sunlight preferable no direct sunlight.

Indoor plants #6 – Baby Rubber Plant

This plant is known for its small oval shape and soft leaves, this plant is a very good addon on hanging plants, you can hang these in you garden, door sides or balconies. It’s very easy to maintain and a less growing plant.

Indoor plant #7 – Flamingo Lily

For many houses this become the center of eye catching, with the bright color of its flower people always notice this plant, this lily is appreciated for its heart-shaped, red to pink flowers, also known as spathe. it looks so beautiful with flowers. Effective in removing toxic air.

Indoor Plant #8 – Croton Plant

This plant is known for its color combination from yellow, green, orange or red, this plant needs a bright corner of your home or some sunlight to take out all colors from inside. Good decision to add this plant to your home or office corner and fill your home with fresh air.

Indoor Plant #9 – Boston Fern

This plant is the best plant hanging baskets, Boston fern always tops the list. Green leaves come out of the pot due to its trailing habit. It needs indirect, bright light to grow and it majorly helps in cleaning air and removing toxic air. People also keep this in garden walls to give a fantastic look and protecting them from pollution too.

Indoor Plant #10 – Aloe Vera

Aloe vera is an easy to maintain plant which gives many benefits to your health & beauty and also helps to decor your home, this plant gives all at once. Known for its various uses, the plant is also fondly called “the magic plant”.  This plant need to keep in sunlight to keep him grow and give you more and more benefits.

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