July 12, 2018
My kingdom for your Bee Saving Paper says the queen. This biodegradable paper becomes an “energy drink” for bees. To attract them, the paper contains a paste made from the same form of energy-rich glucose that beekeepers use during the … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Green & Sustainable, Greening
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July 11, 2018
Imagine living in a self-sustaining eco-village of homes enclosed in greenhouses?
A new community in the Netherlands will harness the latest technologies to create a closed-loop system that will produce its own solar and biogas power, grow organic vegetables,
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Category: Community Gardens, Composting, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Greening, Lifestyle, Solar Energy, Urban Agriculture
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June 21, 2018
Excessive heat can cause both plants and gardeners to wilt. While a hat and a wet bandana can help during the hot summer months, some gardeners are keeping cool with new high-tech air-conditioned jackets.
In Kagoshima, Japan, scorching summer temperatures … Read More...
Category: Finding
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June 19, 2018
The largest solar farm apiary in America will come alive at Old Sol Apiaries in Oregon, with 48 hives arriving on the site just in time for National Pollinator Week, June 18-22.
Old Sol’s founder, John Jacob, says that the … Read More...
Category: Green & Sustainable, Greening, Reclaimed & Recycled, Solar Energy
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May 15, 2018
Sponsored
They were known as “farmerettes”–the hard-working women on the home front who mobilized by the thousands to fill agricultural labor shortages during the First and Second World Wars. On big farms and in small Victory Gardens, they challenged conventional … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Edible Landscaping, Experiencing, Green & Sustainable, Urban Agriculture
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May 8, 2018
It’s not too late to celebrate your cultivated Mom with these last minute Mother’s Day gardening gifts for the gardener!
1. Monticello Gardener’s Gift Basket
From the shop of Thomas Jefferson’s plantation residence, Monticello, comes this artfully arranged keepsake basket … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Bulbs and Plants, Container Gardening, Finding, Garden Design, Gifts, Great Finds, Herb Gardens, Indoor Gardening, shopping, Vertical Gardens
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April 21, 2018
For a rooftop terrace in Barcelona’s Horta district, landscape designers Jordi Sanchez and Nico Doblado of Simbiosi Studi created a unique outdoor sanctuary with a retro aesthetic influenced by Japanese art.
Sanchez and Doblado’s plan interpreted the expressed interests of … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Creating, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Green Walls, Lifestyle, Raised Beds, Reclaimed & Recycled, Rooftop Gardens, Vertical Gardens
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April 3, 2018
BEFORE
“I wish it were ours,” I thought when I spotted the ugly brown house on the hill overlooking a pond in the park. Six years later, it was our ugly house. Slowly, over the years, the ugly house got … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Container Gardening, Creating, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable, Outdoor Furniture, Privacy: Walls & Screens
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March 24, 2018
Seven screened windows on the exterior of this Hanoi residence let in cooling breezes and trees perched on suspended green balconies provide shade from the direct midday sun.
During the interior renovation of a Hanoi residence, architects from DANstudio addressed
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Category: Creating
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March 19, 2018
Millions of years ago nature perfected many of the design challenges we face today. Many contemporary designers across many fields use Biomimicry in the development of sustainable design solutions that emulate the patterns and strategies of designs found in nature. … Read More...
Category: Creating
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