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Worried About Water Pollution? Plant a Tree By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Jun 9 2009 You should plant trees as often as you can. You can go carbon neutral by plating twenty trees a year. If that's not a good enough reason, you can plant them to increase the energy-efficiency of your home or use them to reduce runoff. + READ MORE

Is Sod Eco-friendlier Than Seed Grass? By Sara Novak IN Home & Garden Jun 1 2009 I felt the need to write this post in the response to the ten people this week I've seen install sod in my neighborhood. More and more people are installing lawns like you would install carpet using sod. Literally unrolling sod and in about two hours they suddenly have a green lawn. + READ MORE

No Compost Required: Instantly Fertilize Plants With These 3 Kitchen Scraps By Nicole Willner IN Home & Garden May 20 2009 We all know compost, or "black gold" as some like to call it, is an ideal mate to your plant soil. Composting also reduces the amount of trash volume you send to landfills, and consequently the amount of harmful methane emissions released in to our atmosphere. But not everyone has the space or sheer willingness to have an outdoor compost pile or worm bin. If you want to reap the benefits of this natural fertilizer but don?t have the patience or compost heap, you can immediately use these three foods scraps to nourish potted or garden spoil and tremendously improve plant growth. + READ MORE

Get Your Garden Organized with Folia By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Home & Garden Apr 28 2009 Dashboard tools are already an important part of smart homes, smart driving...but what about smart gardening? Folia provides a user-friendly dashboard tool to help users know what plants are being sown and harvested, as well as weather forecasts, seed organizing, and photo organizing so that your garden can grow at its best. + READ MORE

2009: The Year of the Edible Garden By Heather Sperling IN Home & Garden Mar 30 2009 The idea of edible landscaping is one that's gaining steam (hey, even the Obamas are getting on board!). Why fill space with ornamental cabbage when you could have edible cabbage? Why buy pricey, pre-packed herbs when you can grow them for yourself, damn-near anywhere. + READ MORE

Get Free Container Garden Soil By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Home & Garden Mar 18 2009 If you're creating a container garden, you may have noticed one particularly important piece of the puzzle can be hard to come by—the dirt! + READ MORE

Pee Outside By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Feb 18 2009 I recently did an interview with Scott Badenoch of CreativeCitizen.com, and he raised the point that we urinate in what is essentially potable water. Drinkable water gets peed in for our leisure. A Creative Citizen user posted a suggestion that people should pee outside to conserve water. This sounds a little nutty and a little gross, but it is a viable way to help conserve water and help the grass. + READ MORE

Prune for Spring! No Green Thumb Necessary By Sara Novak IN Home & Garden Feb 13 2009 Pruning in the off season is an easy way to awaken your plants for the spring. It allows the branches of your trees to grow more successfully. It's also tons easier to prune in the winter when there are no leaves to block your view and get in the way. + READ MORE

No Green Thumb Necessary—Get Set For Spring in Your Garden By Sara Novak IN Home & Garden Jan 30 2009 Like me, you probably worry about an odd late frost or strong gust of wind undoing early preparations in your garden should you move too soon. Nevertheless, it's always a good idea to plan ahead and prepare for the gardening that awaits the new season. + READ MORE

Green Glossary: Grasscycling By Mickey Z. IN Home & Garden Jan 26 2009 While much of the country is shoveling snow, some are tending lawns. Grasscycling, in the words of the California Integrated Waste Management Board CIWMB, is ?the natural recycling of grass by leaving clippings on the lawn when mowing. Grass clippings will quickly decompose, returning valuable nutrients to the soil.? + READ MORE

Make Your Own Wind Chimes By Elizabeth Seward IN Travel & Outdoors Dec 31 2008 I found myself in Woodstock, New York, a few weeks ago, marveled by the beautiful wind chimes aligned against the wall of a charming downtown store. I was mesmerized by the tones the chimes made. I was impressed with their beauty. In fact, I was impressed with just about every aspect of these chimes other than their price tag. + READ MORE

Green Your Landscaping with Moss By Sara Novak IN Home & Garden Dec 24 2008 I remember as a child how I was so enamored with moss?with its neon green colors, soft yet clumpy texture; it seemed like it came from space. I just couldn't figure out how it grew and ended up blanketing the tall rocks in the woods near my house. + READ MORE

How to Prevent Man-made Wildfires By Josh Peterson IN Travel & Outdoors Dec 15 2008 There was a fire near Los Angeles just last month. One night that month, there was a layer of thick cloud cover over the city. This trapped the fire's smoke and kept it from escaping into the atmosphere. The imprisoned smoke poured down over the hills into the Greater Los Angeles area. The air was rancid and people who lived mid-city could smell and taste the smoke when they'd go outside. + READ MORE

Stuff Happens Episode: Backyard By Team Planet Green IN Stuff Happens Oct 20 2008 Bill travels deep into the jungles of the backyard to uncover the truth about the "stuff" we use to keep our garden green. Checkout the Planet Green Schedule to catch this episode of Stuff Happens. Whether it's DIY green... + READ MORE

How to Make Your Own Eco Friendly Hammock By Elizabeth Seward IN Home & Garden Sep 23 2008 One of the main reasons why I miss having a yard here in NYC is the fact that I miss having a hammock. Hammocks are so comfortable! Nothing is more relaxing to me than lying in a hammock with a glass of wine and a book. If you don't have one of these in your yard, it's about time that you did! Luckily, you don't have to rush out and buy one new. Instead, make a hammock the eco-friendly way. You don't need much to do it other than a couple of hours and some basic materials. + READ MORE

Green Your Yard, Part 4: Eco-Friendly Accessories for the Perfect Organic Lawn By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jul 7 2008 The summer season unfailingly brings a few wonderful things to mind--beaches, backyards, and barbecues. With so many social engagements happening outdoors, shouldn't the green living ideas you apply to your home extend into your backyard oasis? Naturally, you'll want it to be both easy on the eyes and the earth. To that, we've rounded up the perfect tools and accessories for a super summer yard. + READ MORE

When Construction Materials Finally Die By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jul 4 2008 The Harlem building on World?s Greenest Homes is a showcase for the amazing transformations that can happen when your green remodel uses anything and everything you find on a building site. But, what are the eco-smart options for building materials that are really, seriously, definitely, totally, absolutely non-negotiable trash, and can?t be re-used? + READ MORE

Green Your Yard, Part 3: Using a Reel Mower for a Better Backyard By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Jul 1 2008 Now that we've learned about greener methods for making your grass grow and pondered the necessity of a perfectly-groomed yard, let's think about what to do when the grass grows too long. We recommend employing push power and using a reel mower. + READ MORE

Green Your Yard, Part 2: Rethinking the Backyard By Mairi Beautyman IN Home & Garden Jun 27 2008 A massive carpet of lush green grass covering the back forty is as American as apple pie. But what's the price of a conventionally treated (read: chemically assisted) lawn? And is it possible to sprout a piece of eco-conscious turf that will have the neighbors calling over the fence for your secrets? To find out, we sat down with landscape architect Richard Pete, founder of the design-build firm R.H. Pete Associates Landscape Architects in Vermont. As the previous owner of an organic lawn-care company and a board member of the Composting Association of Vermont, Pete knows all about the goods that get lawns truly green. + READ MORE

Green Your Yard, Part 1: How Green Is Your Grass? By Dr. John Whyte IN Home & Garden Jun 23 2008 This is the first in a series of posts on how to make your backyard a greener, healthier place for the whole family--and the planet.Water wisely Are you guilty of going overboard with water when it comes to your lawn and garden in the summer?One simple tip that will save time and precious resources is to water early in... + READ MORE