Wednesday, 13 December 2017

10 incredible ideas for greenhouse gardening

Winter is here and we all need a little warmth during this festive season. Plants require warmth as well. Hence, we must focus on greenhouse gardening.



Here are 10 incredible ideas for greenhouse ideas for greenhouse gardening:

1.Victorian Tall Wall Greenhouse: A tall compact greenhouse is perfect for those who have less space for their gardening. Keep your plants in a unique way by keeping them in shelves.

2.Plastic Bottle Greenhouse: It is environment friendly and will help recycle the plastic bottles at your home. Build a greenhouse from bottles which will trap the heat effectively.

3.Palette Greenhouse: If you believe in recycling, building a greenhouse from pallet is perfect for those who have less space.

4.Old Window Greenhouse: Use the old window panes as your material for building a greenhouse. The glass is perfect for keeping your plants safe.

5.Get the perfect plants: Knowing which plants are most suitable for greenhouse gardening can be a savior. Grow spinach, bamboo, mushrooms, microgreens, cucumber, pepper, strawberries, chilies, okra are few vegetation that you can grow in a greenhouse.

6.Mason Jar Greenhouse: a very handy trick for helping with the germination stage. Put the jar reversed over the germinating plants.

7.Windows as Greenhouse: It is a great idea for having a no – fuss greenhouse. Make your window as a source of sunlight and use it to make a greenhouse for small pots.

8.Straw Bale Greenhouse: Framing the greenhouse with straw bale is a wonderful trick to make your greenhouse more effective and look great.

9.Geo Dome Greenhouse: Making a geodesic dome has many benefits. First of all, it looks amazing. Secondly, it provides optimum reach of sunlight and it provides more protection in high wind areas.

10.Instant Small Greenhouse: You can make a not so expensive greenhouse by using foldable polyethylene greenhouse fabric and can be taken out easily when not required.

With these ideas, we hope that you have fun in winter gardening.

Friday, 8 December 2017

12 powerful herbs and its benefits


Nature has provided us with everything. Several edible plants have magical health benefits which can cure the deadliest of diseases, or at least prevent them from causing.



Here is a list of 12 most powerful herbs and their benefits:

1.Thyme: This aromatic herb is anti-fungal, anti-septic, anti-fungal and anti-parasitic.
It is used for calming down the nervous system.
It is helped in eradicating the chances of colon cancer.
It is used for treating cold and cough, skin problems, blood pressure abnormalities.

2.Sage: Full of antioxidants and various nutrients, sage has multiple benefits.
It cures depression.
It helps in healing wounds, cures stomach problems and prevents from lung infections.
It helps in improving memory.

3.Basil: Along with great taste, this herb has brilliant health benefits.
Eases muscle spasms.
It helps in soothing gastric juices.
It is anti-carcinogenic in nature.

4.Peppermint: This cooling herb is anti-fungal and anti-bacterial in nature.
It helps in reducing body ache.
It is helpful in boosting memory.
It can prevent prostate cancer, sinus infections.

5.Parsley: This herb is anti-fungal and anti-bacterial, comprising many benefits.
It helps in curing UTI and Gallbladder infections.
It helps in fighting cancer.
It helps in reducing kidney stones and stomach bloating.

6. Echinacea: This anti-inflammatory and anti-fungal hold many benefits.
It helps in treating cold and bronchitis.
It helps substantially in cell growth.
It improves immunity.

7.Chamomile: It is anti-inflammatory in nature and is used in treating many diseases.
It helps to grow thick hair, eliminates dandruff and keeps the scalp cool.
It reduces the chances of cancer, fights against inflammation and bacteria.
It maintains the entire digestive system and blood sugar levels.

8.Catnip: This is popular around the globe for its magical benefits.
It helps with migraine headaches and toothaches.
It detoxifies the body
It balances the digestive system.

9.Marigold: This magical flower is highly anti-inflammatory and is used for many purposes.
It helps in curing allergy, swollen muscles, toothaches and fever.
It helps in preventing the growth of tumors.
It helps in generating new skin tissues and blood vessels.

10.Lavender: This beautiful looking herb is anti-viral and anti-bacterial in nature.
It helps in reducing anxiety, insomnia and depression.
It reduces the skin dryness and itchiness.
It effectively soothes sun burns.

11.Rosemary: This herb is rich with antioxidants and has anti-bacterial properties.
It helps with reducing asthma.
It helps in curing allergies as it is anti-histamine.
It helps in preventing cataracts.

12.Ginko Biloba: This anti-inflammatory herb is found to be treated many severe illnesses.
It is seen a magical brain tonic, helping with dementia, ADHD, Alzheimer’s disease.
It helps with the symptoms of PMS in women.
It helps in fighting anxiety and depression.

Next time, consider these herbs as your rescue from the diseases.

Thursday, 30 November 2017

12 unreal travel destinations that you have to see

This world is a magical place, and filled with unreal destinations which can make it to the top of your bucket list.





Here are 12 unreal travel destinations that you have to see:

1.Danxia Landform, China: Also known as the rainbow mountains, this colorful landscape is filled with trenches and hills of red, yellow, orange, green, white, graphite, and gray colors. It is mainly divided into north and south clusters.

2.Watkins Glen State Park, New York:
This State Park is one of the most beautiful places to see. If you love water and greenery, this place is a perfect combination of waterfalls, Finger Lakes and serene landscape.

3.Bioluminescent plankton Beach, Maldives:
Maldives is already famous for its white pristine beaches, abundant and vibrant marine life. But the breathtaking sight of blue glowing beach in the night will surely leave you mesmerized. The best time to visit is from mid-summer to winter.

4.Wisteria Flower Tunnels, Japan:
In Kawachi Fuji Garden, the wisteria tunnels are wildly popular and attract a lot of tourists to take a stroll through them. The vivid tunnels are best to visit during late-April to mid-May.

5.Glacier National Park, Montana: This national park is surely to take your heart away and keep it forever. With the beautiful natural landscape, this beautiful place is best to visit during the autumn. The colorful sightings are great to see through road or waters and is a great place for water sports.

6.Tunnel of Love, Ukraine:
What is greater than love? Probably the tunnel of love in Ukraine. This gorgeous tunnel changes colors according to the seasons. You could go there to see either lush green, bright orange, or scenic white colors complimenting each season.

7.Las Salinas de Torreviejia, Spain: Located in Valencia, the pink lake is worth seeing it in at least once in your lifetime. The scenic beauty of the lake along with pink flamingos is certainly not a thing to miss.

8.Socotra Island, Yemen:
Derived from Sanskrit, meaning the “island of bliss” will make you feel like you are not on planet Earth. The rarest of flora and fauna is found here, along with limestone beaches and caves: we can guarantee you that there is no such place like this.

9.Chamarel Seven Colored Earth, Mauritius: Nature is the best creator of art. This statement comes true when you behold the beauty of this landscape. Due to the conversion of basaltic lava to clay minerals, the sand dunes are of seven distinct colors like red, brown, yellow, purple, blue, green and violet.

10.Cenotes, Mexico:
These naturally made underground pools in Mexico are absolutely beautiful to behold and dip yourself in the clear water.

11.Waitomo Caves, New Zealand:
These caves are special. Mother Nature’s own light show, thanks to the glowworms inside the caves; makes it look like walking under a bed of chandeliers.

12.Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming:
If not for the wild natural beauty, this national park is also famous for having World’s largest concentration of geysers. The most popular things to see here are The Old Faithful geyser, Yellowstone Lake and the Lower Falls. The beautiful sightings are surely to remain with you in memories forever.

Now that you know of these unrealistic beautiful places, don’t just wait. Pack your bags and heed your wanderlust.

Monday, 20 November 2017

12 Must Have Travel Accessories

Travel carry hacks

They say, that at times, travelling is all the therapy you’ll need to get better.  And more often than not, they’re right. Although, very few people have been travelling frequently without having too much to worry about, a lot of them are yet to figure out a pattern or an easy hack to make it a convenient experience for themselves.



It is hard to decide the right travel mode, luggage requirement, budget and other factors when you’ve been influenced by plenty of travellers and their experiences. The requirements differ with every traveller and there are very few accessories that are a must have. DreamStream, the one stop solution to all your queries allows you to understand travel and its nature through the eyes of other dreamers who write in order to enlighten other Dreamers about relevant information.

Here are 12 must have travel accessories that you will need:

1.Travel wallet : Its multiple compartment feature will help you organise your documents and money and other wallet material and keep it ready for when you’ll need it.

2.Skin leather: A water holder made of cloth material to hold huge amount of water and is also not heavy to carry.

3.Luggage lock: These are important in order to keep your luggage safe. A lock doesn’t allow anybody else to access what’s inside.

4.USB solar charger: These chargers are charged with solar energy and can be used while travelling to charge your mobile phones and other gadgets.

5.Water proof passport holder: A passport cannot be afforded to damage. Buy a water proof wallet for your passport and other important documents.

6.Travel hoodies: These hoodies have multiple pockets and compartments within to store plenty of the items that could weigh your luggage down.

7.Nylon Tents: These tents are best when you’re camping in the midst of mountains and rivers as it is mosquito proof and a safe bet.

8.Portable Bluetooth speaker: Along with flashlight and USB cable, it can be paired with your phone or laptop to make your outdoor camping more exciting.

9.Solar-powered waterproof inflatable light:  this is the best accessory for your trip to secluded areas.

10.Thermal blankets: They keep you warm and allows easy storage.

11.Inflatable neck pillow: It can be reduced and packed and used when required.

12.Squeezable travel tubes: Replace shampoo containers and toothpastes with this as it is less space consuming.

Now make your plans happy and easy.

Thursday, 2 November 2017

12 Coffee Flavoured Dessert Recipes

A compilation of aromatic desserts

Coffee, other than being known for containing wakeful caffeine, is also an known for its unique flavour. The strong aroma of coffee is stimulant to the olfactory senses and imparts a memory of a prominent flavour when dishes are made with coffee.

DreamStream has put together a list of tasty desserts that revolve around coffee. One can also follow Dreamers on DreamStream who write posts specific to a flavour.

Here are 12 coffee desserts:


1.Biscuits Cake
This is a very simple dish. It consists of coffee flavoured cake with vanilla cream filled in the layers.

2.Blueberry Lavender Coffee Cake
This is ideal for breakfast and tastes better when left overnight. This cake is rich and moist with blueberry flavours complementing the coffee cake.

3.Coffee Cake

This consists of a chocolate flavoured along soaked in a syrup. The cake is topped with a light coffee and vanilla flavoured cream.

4.Coffee Cupcakes

Coffee flavoured cream topped on moist and delicate coffee flavoured cakes are perfect for breakfast.

5.Mocha Oatmeal Cookies

These coffee flavoured cookies are amazingly delicious and chewy and makes a perfect companion for a cup of coffee.

6.Chocolate Espresso Mousse

A coffee liqueur flavouring a chocolate mousse and espresso flavoured whipped cream on top makes this a beautiful dish. The matrimony of coffee and chocolate and the fusion of their aromas makes this dish a star.

7.Mango Coconut Coffee Cake
This is another cake idea with an interesting combination of flavors. This consists of a coffee flavoured cake filled with mango and coconut.

8.Coffee Macarons
This is a simple sweet with very few elements. It is made of coffee macarons filled with a balancing salted caramel.

9.Coffee Toffee Bars

Rich and flavoured coffee cookie bars topped with chocolate chips is a simple delicacy that pleases the sweet toothed.

10.Tiramisu Cake
It consists of an espresso flavoured  sponge cake with a subtle coffee syrup and cheese cream filled inside.

11.Coffee Ice Cream
An eggless, 5 ingredient dish that’s easy to make is coffee flavoured ice-cream.

12.Coffee Creamers Chocolate Ice Cream Pie
This is a simple no bake dish. It consists of layers of chocolate ganache and homemade flavoured coffee creamer.

Friday, 18 August 2017

15 Beautiful Paper Quilling Ideas You Can Try Yourself

The art of paper quilling is a timeless craft and can used for any project from decorative wall hangings to DIY embellishments that are beautiful. Here are 15 ideas you can try yourself:

Paper Quilling Ideas


1.Homemade Cards

Quilled flowers are pretty way to embellish homemade birthday or congratulatory cards. Instead of buying one from the store, making it yourself lets the person you care enough to take time out to make something pretty for them.

2.Paper Jewellery

Use your creativity to make yourself some beautiful paper jewellery such as earrings and necklaces using metallic quilling paper for that lustrous sheen. These make for some great accessories for yourself or even as gifts for your friends.

3.Christmas Décor
Make a radiant butterfly or a frosted ice snowflake using your paper quilling expertise and make your own homemade tree decorations.

4.Quilled Flowers
Make yourself from bright and cheerful flowers using paper quilling techniques to add some colour to your room and place them strategically in vases. This way, you don’t have pluck them from the garden and deal with the dried remnants, while still adding beauty to your home.

5.Wall Decals

You could make a few cute owls in pastel shades and place them on a tree branch for some wall decals in your bedroom. Or anything else that suits your preferences.

6.Photo Frame

Design your own photo frame using a matte piece of board as a frame and adding elegant flowers or any other design made from paper quilling. Use complementing colours, or go for a theme that goes with the photo you plan to use it for.

7.Roof Hangings

Using transitioning techniques in paper quilling make some beautiful stars with different shades of a colour and hang these using some twine or cord. When sunlight filters in through these, they will leave a beautiful pattern on your walls.

8.Charms

Use warm pastel colours to make some mini hemispheres and you could use them on a pretty charm bracelet, or even hang them from a clip on your purse or backpack.

9.Quilled Art
You can create some beautiful pieces of art using paper quilling that represents things and places you love. Make a wall hanging depicting a scene from your favourite holiday, or a showpiece your mom will cherish.

10.Bag tags

Have trouble locating your bags from the luggage carousel at the airport? Make unique quilled tags for your luggage to easily identify your bags and be the source of envy among your fellow travellers.

11.Gift Packaging

Make the gifts you give more special with some special packaging tricks using quilled gift cards, or gift boxes made with paper quilling. A personalised gift packing is bound to make everyone feel special!

12.Bookmarks
For your bookworm friend, make some pretty bookmarks using paper filigree so they never forget the page they are on. Use colours or themes that match their favourite genre of books.

13.Hair Accessories

Amp up your hair game with your own handmade accessories using paper quilling techniques. Add embellishments to a plain headband, or add a bow or pretty butterfly on a simple clip to add some glamour.

14.Keychains

Personalise your keychains using paper quilling, use different colours to make something that represents your interests, or you could make something that reflects the different keys such as your house keys, car keys, or the key to your desk at work.

15.Name Plate

Make your own name plate for your house door using a beautiful paper quilling design. Shape your name in an interesting design and add elements that reflect your personality.

Monday, 10 July 2017

10 Must-Visit Places in India in Monsoon

Monsoons in India are beautiful with the coolness in the atmosphere and lush greenery everywhere. Here are 10 places you must visit during the monsoon season in India:






1.Udaipur, Rajasthan
The historic architectural grandeur of this city comes alive during the monsoon months. The Sajjangarh Palace or Monsoon Palace surrounded by the Aravilli Hills was built in 1884 to keep a track of the movement of monsoon clouds, and offers bird’s-eye views of the lush greenery and enchanting lakes.

2.Deoria Tal, Uttarakhand
During the monsoons, Deoria Tal is filled with emerald green water and is an enchanting place to visit. According to mythology, this lake was the bathing place of the Gods. Surrounded by the snow-capped peaks and enclosed by thick forests, this place is a trekker’s paradise.

3.Jim Corbett, Uttarakhand
Although three of the zones are closed during the monsoons for safety as well as to avoid human interference during the breeding season, Jhirna zone is open for visitors all year round, and monsoons are the perfect time to visit because of the lush greenery everywhere and significantly reduced crowds. Explore the jungle safari and try river rafting on the Kosi river.

4.Bishnupur, West Bengal
The hub for terracotta architecture, crafts and culture is this is this capital of the Malla dynasty of Mallabhum with exquisite terracotta temples from the 16th century. The striking reddish orange hue of the terracotta structures is mesmerising against the greenery around.

5.Goa
There is so much more to Goa than the crazy beach parties. Goa is monsoons is a land of pristine beaches and picturesque landscapes, devoid of the mad crowd. The Dudhsagar waterfall is another beautiful spot nestled amidst the lush forests and in the monsoons, looks like the flow of milk down the mountains.

6.Kutch, Gujarat
The never-ending desert plains in the Rann of Kutch offers a surreal horizon during the monsoons. On full moon nights, the cultural tribes organise various programmes to celebrate Gujarat’s rich culture and traditions. Don’t miss out on a moon-light camel safari.

7.Malshej Ghat, Maharashtra
This alluring hill station has numerous lakes, gushing waterfalls, and is a favourite tourist spot for adventure-seekers and nature lovers alike. The monsoons add their own charm to this beautiful hill station and attract large flocks of migratory Pink-legged Flamingos from Siberia.

8.Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir
Leh’s Buddhist monasteries and historical monuments and the enthralling views all around are major attractions during the monsoon when the weather conditions make it possible for tourists to visit. The Ladakh festival during the first two weeks of September is another must-not-miss with a spectacular procession through the streets with the villagers dressed in traditional costumes, singing and dancing to folk songs.

9.Shantiniketan, West Bengal
The beautiful gardens and the unique architecture of the Vishwabharati campus in Shantiniketan paint a pretty picture in the monsoon. Several cultural festivals and events are also organised during this time of the year making it a must-visit place to experience the beautiful blend of eastern and western cultures.

10.Munnar, Kerala
One of South India’s prime tea-growing regions, Munnar is carpeted in emerald-green tea plantations and enveloped in mist, offering a spectacular panorama especially during the monsoons. Nothing beats the charm and quiet serenity of this hill town during the Indian monsoon.