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Easy rangoli designs - beginners

30+ rangoli kolam simple designs  Though I have drawn all the designs myself personally I am thankful to my family for the inputs, information and help in drafting all the posts so far.  I have used the terms kolam  rangoli quite freely in all the posts. Probably there would have been differences based on classical (!) explanations in the past but today kolams can also be colourful like rangolis both in the free hand and dots type  I find that even the terms rangoli kolam and kolam rangoli are used at  present. The only area where I think kolam are different are in sikku kolam and arisi maavu kolam. Both are beautiful, challenging and can be intricate. Rangoli is muggulu in Telugu and so this post will be useful for those in search of small and simple muggulu for beginners.  This post   may have answers  kutty rangoli /kolam designs The rangoli in the image below is one of the basic designs that can be used for learning.   Form a star w...

Home flower garden ideas pictures and tips

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Some gardening tips Squirrels pose a major hindrance to our efforts to save the fruits and vegetables.  I tried this net to protect the flowers from them .   Most of the times the squirrel wins and rarely , I win too  Obviously this non-metallic net is no big deal for the animals but if we are able to protect for one day , the flowers till they bloom , before the squirrels realise it is not much of a protection , it is worth it. Coconut peat is available in the market in blocks or cubes.  We can take a block and add it to a plastic container ( making it into pieces ) and add water.  We will find that the volume increases several times.  We can use coconut peat instead of sand  if we find it difficult to get sand , along with sand particularly if it is clayey.  It increases the moisture retention property. The main advantage is that it is weightless so it is easy for us to move the plants with the container when required.  Ot...