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Nursery is a room within the house designed for the care of a young child. Designing a nursery is not an easy task, and is often time consuming. So, get started with the news of the pregnancy, start planning early and take time to work on your nursery.

One of the first things you should consider is how much you can afford as further designing the room will depend on this. Then consider the location of your baby’s room which should be close to your room so that there is no need to spend more time in running across the hall or staircase to reach your baby.

The next thing is the baby’s room should not be too bright. Choose paint with low or no VOCs. One can also use wallpapers. Go for a quality comfortable glider rocker that will continue for years to come as you are going to be spending much time on this. Invest in Organic linens to keep your baby in a healthy environment. You might also want to install a dimmer on the light switch in the nursery.

Don’t Forget the basics when designing the nursery. You need to have some items on hand before baby comes home like, Diapers, Rash cream. Baby wipes, Lotion, Powder, Hand Sanitizer, Rubbing Alcohol. Ask a friend or family member for advice who can give the finished nursery a final check.

One thing you need to ensure is that the furniture you are going to choose must be safe for the baby. Baby crib is the most important part of the nursery. A changing table is necessary where you can easily change the diapers and also you can store all the necessary things of your baby.

Don’t ignore in choosing the right baby monitor and also a baby mobile for keeping your baby entertained.

Provide your child with open ended toys as they foster creativity in them. If you can sew, make a few clothes for your child at home using cotton or organic materials.

Indoor gardening is a part of every normal house hold these days. From idle housewives to retired persons love doing indoor gardening. Here are some tips that one might keep in mind while indoor gardening.

* Foremost thing that involves is the source of light. Plants of any kind have a tendency to move towards the source of light. So one has to make sure that you rotate the plant towards the source of light to help the plant grow properly.

* Choosing the right kind of plant pot is also important in indoor gardening. Make sure that your pot has a hole on its base for the drainage of excess water after one waters the plant each time.

* Then it comes to the matter of soil. One has to carefully choose the soil in which the plant will be planted. As it is integral to the growth of healthy plant. Try to avoid using soil from garden as it may contain harmful insects and weeds or some disease. Go for the soil from nursery.

* Proper watering is very important. As the main necessity of plants is water. Most plants die because of lack of watering or over watering and thus watering should be done regularly maintaining appropriate quantity.

* Wash your plants occasionally and be sure that the upper dust or grime leaves after washing.

* Give your plants chemical free fertilizers and pesticides. It will help your plants to grow in a healthy and safe way.

Finally a regular watch is needed apart from tips and suggestions. Thus HAPPY GARDENING .