These five living furniture projects take garden furniture to a whole new level. Not just pieces that occupy a garden, these creations include living plants. Pooktre Chair by Peter Cook Imagine relaxing in a chair that is also a tree rooted in the ground. That’s what Peter Cook did with [...]

Remodeling your backyard offers a wealth of possibilities for making your space both green and fun, and with both of those challenges met, you’re likely not to find a challenge out of getting people to get out there and enjoy it. Most backyard entertainment revolves around a deck, porch or [...]

As a homeowner or owner of a business, the last thing you want to do is spend all of your money on heating or cooling the building. Truthfully, energy costs can quickly eat up your profits and the money you have worked so hard to bring home, especially if you [...]

Deer are beautiful and gentle creatures and it can be a delight to see them in the wild. However, if you are trying to grow your own fruit and vegetables in a garden and deer keep wandering in and eating all of your hard work, they can be seen as [...]

Solar garden lights are a familiar sight in many gardens now, as the money-saving benefits are well known, as well as the ease of installation and maintenance in comparison with wired or battery powered lighting. But how can you get the best performance out of your solar garden lighting, and [...]

Many people nowadays are green-concious. We all want our planet and its natural resources to last far beyond our years here, so we’ve become much better at taking care of it. Recycling more, using energy-efficient processes inside our homes, and car pooling are some of the things that we’ve gotten [...]

A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. – James Dent Spending time relaxing in the garden is glorious, but somehow there never seems to be time to simply sit and enjoy the outside [...]

Image: ukgardenphotos/Flickr For a large number of people, nicer weather means that their home is suddenly a lot bigger. Why? They spend a lot more time outdoors and their garden is an extension of their living space. For many, the nice weather encompasses a lot of things: Time outdoors enjoying [...]

  What is companion planting? Companion planting is one of the greatest steps you can take towards having an organic garden. Thinking about a wildflower field may be the best way to consider what companion planting is. That wildflower field is completely a product of nature. There are no manmade [...]

Gardens are good ways to grow your own vegetables, cut down on your grocery bill, and an excellent way to deal with kitchen waste through composting. Gardening has become a popular environment friendly activity like installing solar panels and recycling. However figuring out how to dig, compost, plant and care for the entire [...]