Handy Pointers on Feeding Your Lawn with Organic Fertilizers
So you want fertilize your lawn. But you also want to avoid using unnecessary chemicals because of their potentially hazardous effects. So what can you do? There are several organic solutions for...
View ArticleZeroscaping for Dummies: a Lesson in Climate Compromise
I grew up believing that gardens were green. End of discussion. But when I relocated to the dry climate of Idaho, I found myself faced with the harsh reality that green gardens aren’t always an option....
View ArticleAdios Chlorine, Hello Natural Swimming Pool!
Swimming pools in California are awesome as folks can enjoy them for the most part of the year. You’ve switched to solar water heaters, energy efficient pumps, now what? The next step would be getting...
View ArticleAmazing Backyard Landscape Design Ideas You Might Have Missed
We are so busy today–our homes, our work, and our families can be lot demanding on our time. But it’s a fact that life’s most soothing and exciting resources can be found right there in your own...
View ArticleLaundry to Landscape Greywater System Explained in Five Steps
When it comes to water conservation the solutions are not black and white, they’re grey. You will find it (correctly) spelled greywater and graywater but whether you spell it with an ‘e’ or an ‘a’ it...
View ArticleWalipini – a Smart and Simple Underground Greenhouse for $300 or Less
With the modern push to eat healthily and avoid processed foods, many have taken to creating small (or large) gardens in order to grow fresh fruits and organic vegetables. The benefits of such a system...
View ArticleAn Innovative Lightweight Living Roof Design – Planter Box and Trellis...
Green roofs are one of the hottest concepts in sustainable living today, but they are not without problems – one of the most serious being, if you try to add one onto a preexisting structure, you run...
View ArticleLazy Gardener’s Delight: a Smart Solar Powered System that Monitors, Tracks...
One would think the last place the latest “smart” tech is going to end up is one’s garden but the solution inspired technology has caught up with us even in our dirt. “Connect, Cultivate, Thrive” is a...
View ArticleInnovative Rolling Flowerpot from Spain for Healthier, Happier Plants
Just when you’re thinking one can not re-invent a flowerpot… it happens. Some genius Spaniard, while sipping on Sangria during noon siesta, looks at the plant that is half bathing in the sun and has an...
View ArticleNew Passive Solar Greenhouse Design Maximizes Solar Inputs and Reduces Energy...
What if you had your own grocery store attached to your house? And what if that grocery store saved you money on both produce and energy? Well, imagine no further; the day is upon us. A passive solar...
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