R. J. Ruppenthal, author of Fresh Food From Small Spaces: The Square-Inch Gardener’s Guide to Year-Round Growing, Fermenting, and Sprouting, is sharing some of his how-to information on how to gro...
When we imagine Michael Pollan's home and yard, we picture perfect raised beds, glistening red tomatoes, and (perhaps?) a clucking chicken or two? In short, we imagine perfection; however, three years...
In order to help urban dwellers grow food inside their apartment all year long, Britta Riley and Rebecca Bray developed Window Farms — vertical, hydroponic, modular, low-energy, high-yield edi...
Just because it's chilly outside doesn't mean you have to ignore your garden space. If winter rains have turned your walkway into a soggy mess, or your yard full of puddles, there are steps you can ...
Annemarie and Matthew Hall are landscape architects in Laguna Nigel. Most of the time they're working on million-dollar jobs for their L.A. clients. But when they're not, they're testing sustainable l...
Halloween decorations are often thrown out after the day has passed, or at best are simply used for a couple weeks each year. Why not decorate with something that will last by planting some plants f...
This handmade compact cedar composter by Priscilla Woolworth, a "composting enthusiast with a strong sense of aesthetics," is perfect for apartment dwellers, or for those with limited outdoor space....
We were home visiting family in Southern California this past weekend and, much to our surprise, Mom's got a spot in the backyard all ready for a winter garden. This is her first shot at it (she's m...
We're fans of Patrick Blanc's work. He is, after all, the man who essentially invented vertical gardens. So, we're pretty thrilled that he's bringing his amazing green walls to San Francisco......
This green roof is on top of an Adelphi Street residence in Brooklyn. It's 600sf in area and provides a beautiful green oasis from the streetscape below... ...
We know that large-scale farming as it exists today presents all sorts of problems, ranging from the mass-producing scale to soil and resource depletion. Which is why Wes Jackson's work at the Land In...
Christopher and Christine Cornell's 200-square foot terrace looked like this before they hired Douglas Fanning (a green builder and furniture designer) to breathe some new life into it. They had just ...
Did you know you can compost pet droppings? Although it shouldn't be mixed in with regular compost, poo from dogs, cats, or rodents can still be converted into rich fertilizer for your garden. ...
Did terrariums ever go out of style? Well, if they did, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, they are officially back—thanks to all you crafters and treehuggers out there....
What do you do with your empty egg shells? We always toss them into our food scrap recycling bin. However, if we had a garden, we might use them there (we keep hearing about how good they are for plan...
The magazine publishing market is so rocky these days that we consider the launch of any new title an act of bravery. It is fitting, then, that one of the latest additions to newsstands promotes the...
These garden sculptures by artists Greg Corman and Tidi Ozeri are green for a number of reasons. First of all, they're made from recycled wood and steel. But what we really appreciate is how they hel...
Knibb Modular Gardens lets you create a custom residential garden online in four easy steps. The best part? The plants are drought tolerant, the hard scape is permeable, the irrigation systems are e...
Gasoline-powered yard tools are notorious for having poor emissions, but the alternative, electric powered tools, are often underpowered or inconvenient. The Lehr Eco trimmer aims to change that wit...
As we continue to learn to eat with the seasons, we're discovering more and more uses for various vegetables. Squash have proved to be especially versatile... ...
Ron Calvert makes wine in his home winery, located in the Sierra Foothills of Northern California. His wife Candace, meanwhile, decided to recycle the barrels Ron uses for wine making (that have a l...
Disguised as astronauts, these plants come in hand-cast porcelain and mouth-blown glass from Italy — making these one-of-a-kind cacti fancy p(l)ants indeed…...
LiveRoof, as seen at this year's West Coast Green, is the first invisible modular green roof system. We're thinking this product would be great for not only homes, but that garden shed you have plan...
Last weekend, tens of thousands of music-lovers descended on Austin, TX, to take part in the Austin City Limits Music Festival. The ACL Fest "went green" this year, and not just in an eco-wise way. Th...
Did you know that some low-water plants survive better when irrigated by reclaimed water than others? It's true. So, if you're planning to rig a gray water system for your garden, you might want to pl...
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