5 Fire Safe Plants

Firefox | April 27, 2009

I am often asked what makes a plant “fire safe”?
Is it a succulent? What can I plant to help protect my home?
There is an easy answer: forget the plant lists and think about how a fire safe plant grows and what it contributes to your overall sustainable garden.
Here a few examples we will explore today: [...]

Botanist: sustainable, fire-safe outdoor living

admin | April 15, 2009

Ultra modern Chic Botanist series by Orange 22 Design Lab, Click on photo for link

The Dirt on Growing your Own

Firefox | April 7, 2009

Edible landscapes are everywhere it seems rights now: from the front lawn of the White House to the display gardens of slick design magazines.  Each spring seed catalogs highlight new colorful varieties of tomato and pepper to add splashes of vibrant color to the vegetable beds. 
 
But all this glossy marketing has a real basis in [...]