- Aucuba japonica is one of the rare broadleaf evergreen shrubs that tolerates deep shade. This makes it a perfect shrub to plant beneath large trees.
- The greener the living environment, the healthier people are. For every 10% more green material added, the number of health-related complaints decreases by 0.15% per resident.
- Poplar wood can be used to produce large quantities of bio-ethanol for use as biofuel. The presence of a fibrous material (lignin) in the wood makes the extraction process difficult and inefficient. Now, new cost-effective varieties with less lignin have been developed.
- Marinating tough meat in kiwi pulp will make it nice and tender. Even kiwis from the garden that are not yet ripe can be used for this.
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