Inspiration: Living Wall
One of our good friends recently got back from a fantastic trip. With her she brought great photos, and our favorite is this beautiful living wall by artist Patrick Blanc. ...
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Inspiration: Plants in Silver Pots
We recently moved into our new abode, and we're still getting settled. One of the things we've been thinking about is how to keep the view from our many windows and yet gain a little more privacy. ...
Good Questions: Where Can I Find These Hanging Flower Boxes?
San Francisco
AT:SF, I saw these hanging flower boxes in Montreal recently. Do you know where I could find something similar locally? Thanks, -Patricia...
Rooftop Gardens
We love the new trend of "greening" one's roof by replacing shingles and tar with vegetation. Think of how much extra space has been added to this building in the Embarcadero, just by utilizing the ro...
Weekend Project: Garden Pathway
While we really love to tackle big projects around our home, these days it's the cheap projects that top our list. We have a small area on the side of the house, leading to our basement/laundry room...
Before and After: Tyler's Front Yard
before You may remember Tyler's Modern Credenza IKEA Hack, and the swap-out of his house numbers. Tyler's most recent project has been making over the front yard of his home in Washington state. Che...
How To: Make a Flowering Outdoor Umbrella Stand
With all the end-of-summer clearance sales, now’s the perfect time to pick up an outdoor umbrella. But even if there’s room for shade, there’s not always space for a bulky stand or table. Enter ...
Black Tulips
We found this wonderful shot of black tulips on a blog we read regularly. Black tulips! We love it. The author tells us that she planted them in her almost all white garden and that they're just so ...
Getaway: Garden Tour at the OAEC
What do we love the most about living in California? You can drive two hours in any direction and find a fun and interesting way to spend your day. So, that's just what we did. The OAEC (Occidental...
Flickr Finds: Shnnn's DIY Planter
LOVE IT. We've always been fascinated with the beauty of a vintage stroller... but could never really figure out how to incorporate one into our own home. Luckily, we found shnnn's photo, who turned...
Look!: Our Avocado Pit is a Plant
wanna see our root system? jump below... Remember our quiet little avocado pit from Gardening Month? Almost 2 months later and it's ready to plant! Really, we probably could have jumped on that plant...
Look!: Marigolds and Secret Shoe Garden in Alamo Square Park
San Francisco
We live so close to Alamo Square Park that it's easy for us to take the San Francisco landmark for granted. But passing by the park yesterday, we noticed the newly planted display of marigolds that no...
Before and After: Cynthia in SF's Windowboxes
before - jump below for after Cynthia in SF sent us some before-and-after pics of her windowboxes. The change is quite dramatic -- check it out below the jump....
My Farm and the Ultimate Local CSA
garden planning with drip irrigation When we took the plunge and moved from San Francisco to Oakland, we knew that we might be giving up a few city-living conveniences. True, we lost our corner produ...
Look!: Hidden Garden at the Conservatory of Flowers
One of our favorite weekend activities is taking a nice, leisurely stroll through Golden Gate Park, where we inevitably end up by the Conservatory of Flowers. On a nice day, the blossoms in front of t...
Green @ Home: Free Gardening Workshops!
learn how to attract pollinators to your garden! Name: Shayna Location: Oakland Discounted compost bins, free tree and brush chipping services, free low-flow showerheads, water-efficient toilet reba...
Flickr Finds: Sidewalk Gardening
San Francisco
AT:SF reader mrshaberman1 took a few photos of some sidewalk gardens at Cabrillo and 24th. Check 'em out -- someone's put a lot of time and energy into them, and they're pretty amazing. ...
Green @ Home: Renting a Wood Chipper
Name: Shayna Location: Oakland A while back, we mentioned our backyard makeover and working with a wood chipper. It may not be the most perfect or simplest of green moves, but we're listing our time...
Inspiration: Daisies
We woke up this morning feeling a little glum. We completely blame it on the weather. Look outside (if you're in San Francisco)! It's so gloomy. Our fixer? Daisies! Take a peek at some colorful (...
Green @ Home: Grow Your Own Food
Name: Shayna Location: Oakland Like Faith over at The Kitchn, I had the pleasure of harvesting my very first tomatoes of the season this week. However, I didn't have any questions as to how I would...
Garden Inspiration: EBMUD Plants and Landscapes for Summer Dry Climates
Inspiration sometimes comes from the most unlikely of sources. This has been sitting on our "to-blog list" for a while now, and somehow always gets bumped down. But with this summer's water rationin...
Look!: New Planters
When we found out that a friend used to work with floral design, we were thrilled to have a green thumb to complement our black one. The first joint project? Replacing the traditional concrete urn pla...
Look!: New Backyard Stairs
before, jump below for after Yesterday we showed you how to pick out wood for building projects. What, you might ask, have we been using all of our wood for? Well, there was this project a while back...
Gardens of Natural Delights
Portland
The idea of gardening frightens us, let alone natural gardening. We wouldn’t know where to start! Fortunately, Portlanders can get a crash course in chemical-free gardening at the Gardens of Natura...
Santa Clara University Solar Home
The Solar Decathlon competition (hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy) has come and gone, but we'd thought we'd share an interesting perspective of it with you. Our mother (MY mother!), Deborah Ku...
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