Mandatory Water Rationing for the East Bay
Anyone out there get the call from EBMUD yesterday? It's official: mandatory water rationing begins August 1st. What are your top tips for conserving water? Check out some suggestions below the jump....
Posts tagged “gardening”
Look!: Dandelions for a Giant
Okay, we know they're not really for giants, but we kind of like the idea that even giants get wishes.......
5 Questions and Answers About Interior Plants
We recently got a chance to sit down with Deborah Kuchar, a sustainable garden designer (she's principle of Green Alchemy) and blogger. We picked her brain about common questions and concerns regardi...
The Great Compost Giveaway!
When we were pint-sized ragamuffins, Pops would pile empty garbage bins in to the minivan and drag our tiny behinds down to the horse stables to load up on good ole stinkin' horse manure. We'd haul ...
Look!: Uniform Planters
We like how something as simple as rosemary in a terra cotta planter can make a strong impact when grouped in a bunch. For anyone out there with a similar, difficult-to-do-much-of-anything-with entryw...
Look! Succulents in Glasses
We have some new favorite glasses from the Crate and Barrel Outlet Store. We picked them up back in November when we were looking for something to hold our paperwhite bulbs and loved the idea of sho...
Inspiration: Peonies
Sometimes we're surprised at how much our mood can be affected by just a little change in scenery. Our living room is shades of light neutrals and some espresso, and yeah, it can feel kind of blah som...
Mulch and a Backyard Makeover
In the process of cleaning up and redoing our backyard, the amount of garden debris that we've collected has far outrun our weekly curbside composting pickup. In a recent dead tree branch and overgr...
Lily Pad Falling Water Fountain
We can say, with absolute conviction, that we've never been intrigued by a backyard water feature until today. We think it's the popping blue color and thin, unfussy tiers of this one that have suc...
Poison Oak: Defeating and Destroying
So a couple weeks ago we're frolicking around our backyard, planting trees and digging holes when we notice some funny looking plants and this little rhyme starts running through our head, ""Leaves ...
Guess What's in Our Card File...
Not recipes or addresses...we found a better use for our little gray box. See what we got going on below the jump......
Eco Friendly Nova Rice Hulls Pots from Sprout
Like many people who live in urban neighborhoods we don't have an actual yard to call our own, so we make do with potted plants. These containers are not only colorful but are also eco-friendly, becau...
Best Public Roof Terraces in the Bay Area?
Recently we were at the Dwell HQ and somehow managed to stumbled upon their jaw-dropping roof terrace (show above...and after the jump!). We love the modular floor tiles and the brushed metal chairs....
SF Flower Box Award: Berkeley, 4th Street
We spotted this lovely planter whilst stopping for a quick cup of coffee. We like the oversize container, the simple one-color arrangement and LOVE the amazing fiery hue of those flowers...not a bad ...
What to Do in Your Garden Now
Sunset: April 2008
Despite our best intentions (and our overzealous purchasing at the nursery), we've been resigning ourselves lately to the possibility that our green thumb is, in reality, a few shades darker. But our ...
Look!: Old Radiators as Garden Decor
Well, maybe not exactly. But we pass by this yard every morning, and wonder what the owners intend to do with these beautiful old radiators. So far they've been exposed to every bit of weather Seat...
Alden Lane Nursery
In case you hadn't noticed, we've succumbed to the gardening bug. It came over us slowly, but it's completely overwhelmed our little brain and driven us to such madness that we recently drove to Live...
Garden Update: The Vegetables are Growing!
We are such proud parents. Just look at how much the little seedlings have grown! The tomatoes won't be ready for a while, but our lettuce was just begging to be harvested.......
Glazed Pots at Paxton Gate
For all the crazy, slightly morbid, yet fun stuff this store has to offer, we've become most enamored of late with quite possibly the most staid, practical product there. The clay pots they have are a...
Look!: Wall-Mounted Pot Holders
We'd never thought about mounting terra cotta pots on the wall before we saw this, a creation of British Columbia woodworking company Brook Design. While a bit too rustic for our indoor tastes, this...
SF Good Questions: Where Can I Find Silver Plant Pots?
AT:SF, Do you happen to know where I might purchase (or how to make) the silver plant pots that are shown in Northwest #11: John's Mission Melange? There are 2 on top of his credenza (with orchids.) ...
Free Gardening Classes at Magic Gardens Nursery
Until we got some much-needed gardening lessons from a relative we were convinced we had a black thumb. For those of you not lucky enough to have your own gardening tutor, Magic Gardens Nursery in Ber...
SF Flower Box Award: Berkeley, 6th Street and Allston
Wow...we're a bit floored by this beauty of a plant. More photos and jaw-dropping below the jump......
Tree Growing Kit at Canoe
We've been on a tree planting kick these last few weeks (10, 10-foot Sequoia Redwoods! yes, we're bragging...) and with Earth Day coming up next week, we're thinking about ways to share the forest l...
Squirrels in the Birdhouse!
One of our favorite weekend rituals is to open the back door, grab a cup of coffee, the newspaper and laze around in the morning sun watching the birds flit around the little house we put up for the...
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