http://planetgreen.discovery.com RSS Feed for a Tag http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/gifts-thanksgiving-dinner-host.html Instead of picking up the usual hostess gift, look for eco-friendly alternatives. It may sound like extra work, but with so many green products available, it's more about thinking green as you shop. Instead of picking up the usual hostess gift, look for eco-friendly alternatives. It may sound like extra work, but with so many green products available, it's more about thinking green as you shop. Buy Green Buy Local Do It Yourself Indoor Air Quality Organic Sustainable Flowers Tea Thanksgiving Vegan Wine Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:34:00 GMT Cara Smusiak http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/gifts-thanksgiving-dinner-host.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/celebrate-honeybee-awareness-day.html Today, Saturday, August 22, is the first ever National Honey Bee Awareness Day. While bees are perhaps best known for keeping the world supplied with honey, the amazing striped insects deserving of their own day of awareness for a variety of other reasons, too. Today, Saturday, August 22, is the first ever National Honey Bee Awareness Day. While bees are perhaps best known for keeping the world supplied with honey, the amazing striped insects deserving of their own day of awareness for a variety of other reasons, too. Colleges Fruit Green Home Honey Insects Organic Pesticides Sustainable Coffee Sustainable Flowers Vegetables Video Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:53:00 GMT Collin Dunn http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/celebrate-honeybee-awareness-day.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/compost-tea.html We all know compost is great for enriching a garden’s soil bed, but did you know it provides a lovely liquid fertilizer, too? Dilute some of your compost into a homebrewed, nutrient-dense tea to nourish, treat and fertilize your most prized plants. We all know compost is great for enriching a garden’s soil bed, but did you know it provides a lovely liquid fertilizer, too? Dilute some of your compost into a homebrewed, nutrient-dense tea to nourish, treat and fertilize your most prized plants. Composting Do It Yourself Gardening Sustainable Flowers Tea Water Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:01:00 GMT Jessica Root http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/compost-tea.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/flowers-eco-alternative.html Who doesn't love some pretty flowers on a windowsill, table or desk? Somehow they just transform any space, making it more fresh and lively. But cut flowers are expensive. And between the giant carbon footprint, fair trade issues and the pesticides used, I have some reservations about purchasing cut flowers. Sure, I could buy organic flowers, but the bottom line goes up even more. So what's a flower-loving girl on a budget to do? Who doesn't love some pretty flowers on a windowsill, table or desk? Somehow they just transform any space, making it more fresh and lively. But cut flowers are expensive. And between the giant carbon footprint, fair trade issues and the pesticides used, I have some reservations about purchasing cut flowers. Sure, I could buy organic flowers, but the bottom line goes up even more. So what's a flower-loving girl on a budget to do? Act Local Buy Local Carbon Footprint Fair Trade Reuse Sustainable Flowers Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT Cara Smusiak http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/flowers-eco-alternative.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/whimsical-floral-ice-cubes.html Wow your party guests with flower ice cubes. Wow your party guests with flower ice cubes. Do It Yourself Drinks Parties Reuse Sustainable Flowers Thu, 21 May 2009 16:00:00 GMT Elizabeth Seward http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/whimsical-floral-ice-cubes.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/nyc-wildflower-week.html If the rainy, concrete blues have you close to bashing your head against a wall, how about a little flora therapy to brighten your mood? Uplift yourself with a vibrant event taking place this week, May 2-9: NYC’s second annual Wildflower Week. If the rainy, concrete blues have you close to bashing your head against a wall, how about a little flora therapy to brighten your mood? Uplift yourself with a vibrant event taking place this week, May 2-9: NYC’s second annual Wildflower Week. Climate Change Green Gifts Sustainable Flowers Treehugger Trees Tue, 05 May 2009 17:01:00 GMT Jessica Root http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/nyc-wildflower-week.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/deal-dandelions-ecofriendly.html For a weed, dandelions are attractive. But alas and alack, they are considered a weed and get treated thusly. Therefore, when societal pressure forces you to rid your yard of dandelions, do it in an eco-friendly manner. Here's how: For a weed, dandelions are attractive. But alas and alack, they are considered a weed and get treated thusly. Therefore, when societal pressure forces you to rid your yard of dandelions, do it in an eco-friendly manner. Here's how: Gardening Lawn Care Organic Gardening Tips Pesticides Sustainable Flowers Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:30:00 GMT Josh Peterson http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/deal-dandelions-ecofriendly.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/deliver-flowers.html Giving a girl flowers is a pretty sure way to make her smile. Even your most tomboyish lady (cough cough, that would be me) enjoys an array of flowers here and there. I think they're beautiful. And I know that's subjective. But I also know a whole lot of ladies out there who agree with me. Giving a girl flowers is a pretty sure way to make her smile. Even your most tomboyish lady (cough cough, that would be me) enjoys an array of flowers here and there. I think they're beautiful. And I know that's subjective. But I also know a whole lot of ladies out there who agree with me. Do It Yourself Green Gifts Green Packaging Sustainable Flowers Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:30:00 GMT Elizabeth Seward http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/deliver-flowers.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/start-spring-bulbs.html How do you know when it's time to plant bulbs? Easy, look outside and see that the daffodils have started to sprout. If so, that means you're good to go. If you have some bulbs leftover from last year, it's best not to plant them because there is a good chance that they won't sprout and you will have wasted your energy for something that won't grow. How do you know when it's time to plant bulbs? Easy, look outside and see that the daffodils have started to sprout. If so, that means you're good to go. If you have some bulbs leftover from last year, it's best not to plant them because there is a good chance that they won't sprout and you will have wasted your energy for something that won't grow. Can You Dig It Gardening Organic Gardening Tips Sustainable Flowers Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:30:00 GMT Sara Novak http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/start-spring-bulbs.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/deter-deer-yard.html Deer do not belong in your yard. Majestic as deer are, your yard is not a good place for them. Here are a few eco-friendly ways to keep the deer in the wilderness where they belong. Deer do not belong in your yard. Majestic as deer are, your yard is not a good place for them. Here are a few eco-friendly ways to keep the deer in the wilderness where they belong. Animals Babies Birds Dogs Furniture Gardening Hair Movies Reuse Sustainable Flowers Trees Vegetables Water Sat, 21 Mar 2009 09:30:00 GMT Josh Peterson http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/deter-deer-yard.html