Ah, Summer. We love you, but we don't love all the critters that come with you. From mosquitoes and ants, to fruit flies and rodents, here's a roundup of our best posts on non-toxic bug and critter control —organized alphabetically by pest for your convenience! More

When a good friend told us how ladybugs saved one of her backyard trees, we were intrigued. We knew ladybugs were considered environmentally-friendly pest control, but we didn't really know what to use 'em for or how to go about fixing some of our own garden problems. So if you're in the dark on ladybugs in the garden, read on. More

TITLE: Soil Mates: Companion Planting for Your Vegetable Garden
AUTHOR: Sara Alway
PUBLISHER: Quirk Books

While I had a pretty successful season with my raised bed vegetable garden last year, a dedicated gardener knows there's always room for improvement. And though I had heard of companion planting before — and understood the basic concept — I knew it was something I was interested in putting to practice in my own garden. When I saw the book Soil Mates: Companion Planting for Your Vegetable Garden, with its cute and catchy cover, I thought it might be just what I was looking for. More

Summer's right ahead, and with that come wasps building nests in every nook and cranny of home exteriors. There are lots of noxious products out there that claim to keep the wasps and other insects at bay, but did you know that a simple color can do the job? More

While watering the garden last night, we swatted at the season's first mosquitoes, and wound up with the bites to prove it. We garden organically, and it goes without saying that there's no DEET allowed in our yard—let alone on our bodies. So when we read about nootkatone, a natural chemical found it cedar trees and grapefruit, we were intrigued. More

A big push that I noted at the Home & Housewares show yesterday was booth signs and materials that pointed out in a big, bold way that their products could help to deal with the problem no one wants to have to tackle: BEDBUGS! An interesting PR trend to be sure … More

Bath Time!

It's been nearly two months since we asked for your best green pet tips for our new puppy. Within that time our dog has doubled in size and we've learned a whole lot about ways to inject obedience and eco-mindness into our pet's life. Find out our best tips and yours, after the jump! More

We just extolled our love of 8-bit style designs, but this one might be the most decor-friendly one yet. The CHANGE IT wall art system by Amirkhan Abdhurakhmanov taps into an idea which reminds us a little bit of the Wheel of Fortune's letter wall combined with Windows 3.1 era pixel art created with PaintBrush. A series of revolvable customizable triangular grid-style columns is designed to go from plain white to whatever designs you want! More

With bee population plummeting and new laws being introduced around the country that permit beekeeping, there's been a growing interest in personal beekeeping. The bees aren't just for the 'burbs and rural areas; they can also be raised in cities and dense urban areas. This neat inexpensive beekeeping kit, Beepod, is a great and easy way to get started! More

A mousetrap coffee table and a fly powered clock might sound like something out of a science fiction novel, but they're actually part of a project exploring functional household robots. More