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...
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...
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...
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... ...
In the warm (read: hot) parts of the States, we're in the midst of saying goodbye to our summer gardens. The farmers' markets are a little smaller as the summer crops wind down, and we're all preparin...
Our readers have asked this question before: "How can we reuse those plastic pots that plants come in?" Here are 10 ideas for keeping them out of your trash bin ......
So if we can't have this private writing studio, maybe we'll move on to this: UK-based design firm Roomworks specializes in contemporary eco-friendly architecture, and they're currently working on a...
We’ve been spending a lot of time at Grand Street Gardens recently for our deck renovation, to spruce up our building’s planter boxes, and just to explore. And at this year-round organic garden ...
Everyone loves a beautiful garden – including creepy crawly bugs. Bugs can destroy all the hard work you’ve put into your garden – including eating those juicy tomatoes before you do. You gott...
Just last night, our landlords returned from a two-week trip through Spain. They garden in the small space behind our apartment. Right now about eight tomato plants, two eggplants, and two snap peas,...
Last year, a neighbor told me that he used upwards of three layers of cardboard to tame the weeds in his yard. Plastic weed block is obviously on the non-green list so I finally decided to try out c...
We've blogged about this before, but thought it worth revisiting. According to researcher Kamal Meattle, an arrangement of three common houseplants, used in specific spots in a home, can result in ...
Apartment living, like it or not, puts some limits on growing our own food. Many of us are making our way with a container garden (we harvested our very first salad last night!), but there's often one...
On many occasions, we've been tempted to grow our own potatoes. They're fairly low maintenance, can be grown in a pot or in the ground, last a fairly long time if stored properly, and can be very nu...
I just finished a path at my own home but I wish I had seen these ideas first. Here are three green path ideas that can be done on a budget. ...
Butterflies are not only beautiful and harmless creatures, but they also provide natural pest protection against destructive aphids, eat rotten fruit aiding in composting, pollinate flowering plants a...
There were a couple people who have tried starting seeds inside only to have their cats knock them over or eat them! While my dog wants nothing to do with our plants, we do turn the heat down signific...
I spotted this nearby a friends house and it reminded me that I need a solution for organizing our garden hose. I loved the reuse of the old wheel, but we've already got enough holes on the outside of...
Passing through Geneva, Illinois this weekend, we spotted these beautifully painted rain barrels on display throughout the city’s main commercial district on Third Street. The barrels are scattered ...
Re-nest reader Nathalie just sent us some photos of her deck in Brooklyn, and we're delighted to share them. She's been working on the space since April and the results are bright, playful, and gree...
It's that time of year again ... possibly our favorite time of year. Mom's garden is overflowing with fresh, amazing tomatoes. She eats them at every meal, gives them away, and still has leftovers....
This is a front yard we pass on our morning walk. When the grass came out and these plants went in, we were more than a little skeptical. There just didn't seem to be enough, and the planting scheme...
Oh it's sunny and hot and we broke in the sunburn season here in California (we were caught off-guard with no sunscreen...bad, bad!) in our backyard dreamin' and a schemin' about our BIG plans for o...
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