As the holidays approach, the number of dinner parties we're invited to increases each week. We always struggle to come up with a hostess gift that is a bit more unique than a bottle of wine. We spied...
Assuming the pumpkin we have on our front porch survives the "trick" part of tonight, what should we do it with tomorrow? Roast the seeds? Bake a pie? Leave it up another week? What do you do?...
Despite our past record as a serial killer of houseplants, we've found an easy way to keep a basil plant alive......
(Hello again to Amber, who is trying out for a spot on the Re-Nest editorial team. Check out her first post on a modern tree house here. Comments are welcome.) Normally, when there's a drip somewhere...
Grobal is a self-watering "techno-organic" base for growing plants in the "digital age"......
We love flowers. What we don't like: their short life. So we use that little white package of floral preservative that accompanies some bouquets. Containing sugar, for nutrition; bleach, to keep th...
While the farmer's market and Trader Joe's are usually the source for our own flowers, sending flowers can be a little more complex. Organic Bouquet is not only an easy way to make the effort, it's...
We returned from a weekend away last night and were delighted to find this simple and beautiful arrangement of fresh flowers waiting for us at home. While cut flowers are always nice to have around, ...
This lovely photograph is from Meg and John's House Tour. They have an incredible home filled with natural textures, but this image in particular struck us with its simplicity. It proves that bringi...
Smart, smart IKEA. They're taking the thing everyone complains about, the hollow-core construction of their furniture, and turning it into a green benefit. Read on to see why IKEA claims their mod...
Greenlight is a newer, free online magazine. A good chunk of it, as you might expect, focuses on products. But we found the editorial content of high quality and thought provoking, like this articl...
These gentlemen had plenty of cow manure and decided to do something with it... so they developed CowPots. The pots are made from nutrient rich composted manure from a methane digester used on the Fr...
One of our favorite holiday rituals is placing the wreath on the door. Now, with this eco-friendly version made up of succulent plants, we can enjoy having a wreath on our door year-round. posted ...
Holy Bougainvillea! That's what we thought when we saw this amazing testament to the power of xeriscaping along one of Berkeley, Ca.'s fabulous Bicycle Boulevards. We generally love bougainvilleas —...
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