Curb appeal is essential when selling a home, and its the homeowner's opportunity to make a great first impression. A home with lackluster landscaping or an exterior in desperate need of a fresh coat …
If you spend an hour behind a roaring lawn mower, you're polluting the air as much as if you'd taken a 100-mile car trip. The Environmental Protection Agency says lawn mowers and other outdoor …
Instead of a concrete or asphalt driveway or parking lot, consider a water-permeable grass paver system. Drivable Grass is a "green," plantable, water-permeable paver system for growing turf in …
Keep an eye out for forsythia, nature's way of letting you know that Spring weed season has sprung. To gardeners, this yellow bush signals spring's Code Yellow Weed Alert. It is nature's indicator …
It's possible to create a beautiful landscape and be kind to the environment even with a busy schedule and while staying within budget. "All it takes is a bit of planning and a few low maintenance …
With the Rainwater Hub, you can direct captured rainwater any where in the yard. The Rainwater Hub is a rainwater harvesting system that uses gravity to distribute rainwater through regular garden …
Often over-looked and under-used, drainage swales are simple and inexpensive foundation maintenance options that Advanced Foundation Repair, a foundation repair company in located in Dallas Texas …
Grow crunchy veggies and vibrant flowers while saving water. With water restrictions common throughout the South, many residents find it hard to maintain bountiful, healthy gardens and flowerbeds …
Sustainable design trends continue to evolve and with the new year just around the corner we can look forward to discovering fresh trends that will make a positive impact on our lives and the planet …
Customers may consider turning down their sprinklers when they turn back their clocks this weekend as the end of daylight savings also means the beginning of the rainy season in some states …
As the change of seasons litter the ground with leaves, branches and other debris, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) encourages Hoosiers to dispose of leaves and other yard …
"Water." "Soil." "The plants themselves." These were some responses producers gave at a recent field day in an attempt to answer the question of what's most important when planning a landscape. It's …
We talk a lot about landscaping during the spring and summer months, giving you tips on how to make your yard look its best and greenest. Well, guess what? There are some things you should be doing …
Use sustainable landscaping to create a garden that is beautiful and enviromentally sound. You can reduce water use and the impact on the natural eco-system by using plants that thrive naturally in …
There's no "new house" smell inside Bob Massaro's construction project, but the builder says that's a good thing. Massaro, CEO of Healthy Buildings Technology Group, has built two exceptionally green …
Don't let fall or potentially frosty temperatures stop you from enjoying garden-fresh produce. Extend the nutritional value and homegrown flavor into your fall and early winter meals with the help of …
A new research study by Professor Thomas Pugh at Lancaster University and other scientists in the UK has found that adding trees, bushes, innovative systems like green walls, or even ivy or other …
According to scientists at the British universities of Birmingham and Lancaster, greening streets with trees, bushes and living walls, could cut pollution by as much as 30 percent. This is more than …