How To: Make a Hanging Succulent Garden
Here at Re-Nest, we love hanging and vertical gardens, both on a small and large scale. And we've mentioned before how much of a visual impact a large collection of succulents can have in a space. W...
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Misprint Garden Signs from Viva Terra
Good thing Mom doesn't check in on the things I write here too much, cause I think I just found her Christmas present. Seriously, she'll love this. And it'll look great hanging on the side of her hous...
Hot Tip: Find a Local Ingredient Substitute
Tomorrow's trip to the farmers' market will yield plenty of local poblanos for salsas, soups, and breads. Can't you just taste the heat? This will be in lieu of New Mexico's famous Hatch chiles. Why...
LA Times Home & Garden Roundup
Los Angeles
With our temperate climate the phrase "winter garden" is less of an oxymoron in southern California than in might be in other places. This week's Los Angeles Times Home & Garden section takes a loo...
Engineering a Superlawn
Los Angeles Times
We'll admit it: We tend to give front lawns a pretty hard time on this site. However, we do recognize that, in certain situations, turf is needed. It's tough to play tag on asphalt; it's no fun to div...
Trends in Sustainable Design: The Late Show Gardens
Gardeners relate to our planet more intimately than most, with their hands in the dirt and their eyes on the weather. So who better to speak to environmental concerns like climate change? The Late S...
Planning a Small Urban Meadow
Los Angeles Times
Even though we don't have a yard, we still make plans for how we will design our drought-tolerant garden when we're lucky enough to have a little bit of our own outdoor space. Now that we've seen land...
A Composting Trashcan: Envi by Julien Bergignant
We love composting because it reduces food waste and it's good for things that grow. So we're liking this idea for a public trashcan that processes the food that's tossed into it into compost, and t...
Rooftop Farms: Urban Farming in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Founders Annie Novak and Ben Flanner at the Rooftop Farm on Eagle Street 200,000 pounds of soil, 1,000 earthworms, and 6,000 square-feet of industrial rooftop in Greenpoint, Brooklyn: not a typical ...
Reminder! Don't Forget To Get Your Soil Tested For Lead
We've written before about having your soil tested for lead before you start a vegetable garden, and here are a couple more resources that will help you do just......
PARK(ing) DAY: Transforming Parking Spots into Public Parks
Today is the annual PARK(ing) DAY, a one-day global event where architects, artists, activists, gardeners and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spots into temporary publi...
Inspiration: Man Creates 20,000 gal Rainwater Collector
The Los Angeles Times
So, if a small and compact rain barrel isn't what you had in mind, you could always do what Jerry Block did: other than the 20,000 gallon rain water collection system and four massive holding tanks ...
'A Drop of Water' Rain Barrel by Bas van der Veer
It seems we've come across all sorts of stylish rain barrels lately. This barrel (called "A Drop of Water") was created by Dutch designer Bas van der Veer. The curvy design comes with a watering ca...
How To: Build A Real Greenhouse... From Scratch
If you've ever admired a greenhouse but thought it would be too expensive to build, then this guide is for you. Everything is recycled and reused, except nails, brackets, paint and the roof. Total c...
Look! Gutter Gardens
Remember the shoe organizer vertical planter? We really loved that idea for small-space gardening. But we might like the look of this gutter garden more......
A Visit to the Food Network Good Food Garden
New York
In June we spent part of an afternoon exploring a new, improved community garden in Harlem. It was a rundown plot of land, but now, thanks to a Herculean renovation by the Food Network, Share Our St...
A Funky Low-Water Home in LA
Los Angeles Times
Artist Kenny Scharf's home in the hills of Culver City is a fascinating collection of flea market finds and self-designed/customized pieces of furniture and appliances. But his yard is all xeriscaping...
Look! A Seasonal Vertical Garden
Many big cities share the same characteristic of tight lots and side yards with little room to grow plants and unsightly views of neighboring homes as close as a few feet away. In the Lincoln Park n...
No-Dig Deck Using Dek-Block Piers
We've been dreaming of a patio for outdoor entertaining for quite some time, but the cost and materials have been a bit overwhelming. But then yesterday we stumbled upon a product at the hardware st...
Lessons from an (Expensive) Dead Living Wall
It's rare for us to report on green projects that aren't working (we like to focus on the positive). But we couldn't pass up this interesting story on a failed living wall at Paradise Park Children'...
7 Ways to Reuse a Banana Peel
To be honest, the only things we’ve ever thought banana peels were good for were to fill the compost and to make people fall. Then we came across these genius ways to reuse the slippery guys… ...
Container Gardening in Mother Earth News
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If you liked our post on how to make a one-pot herb garden, you are going to love this article on container gardening in Mother Earth News......
75 Things You Can Compost: Who Knew?
We have been composting kitchen scraps and garden clippings for awhile now, but Planet Green's recent list of "75 Things You Can Compost, But Thought You Couldn't," opened our eyes to a whole new worl...
How To: Make Your Own Worm Bin
One of the very best things about worm composting is that it doesn't need to take up much room. It's the perfect way for an apartment gardener to make some rich nutrients for their plants. But the bin...
How To: Make a $25 DIY Rainbarrel
We've posted on creating your own rain barrel before, but here's another great detailed how-to for the budget conscious that can be done for about $25 ... ...
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