Latest Stories in Lawn & Garden - Page 11
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Using Ducks to Control Slugs in the Garden
Slugs can be a nightmare in the garden. But if you keep ducks, they become animal feed. (And entertainment too.)
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6 Steps for Planning Next Year's Garden
If you're planning on having a garden next year, here are a few things to keep in mind for your most productive gardening year ever.
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Backyard Chickens: What's the Return on Investment, and Should You Care?
An online calculator helps you find out how much money you can save by keeping chickens. But does it really matter?
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Another Urban Beekeeping Store. Is This a New Trend?
Bees may do better in cities than in the country. Now stores are cropping up to serve the urban beekeeper.
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Vigilante Garden: The Story of a Man and His Guerilla Garden
Filmmaker Todd Bieber planted a garden on a neglected plot of land in Brooklyn, and filmed the process from start to finish.
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Putting The Native Apple Back In The Big Apple
Schoolchildren plant a forgotten apple tree in New York.
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Milking Backyard Goats in Urban San Francisco (Video)
Backyard chickens are already mainstream. Does goat farming come next?
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How to Build a DIY Black Soldier Fly Composter (Video)
Black soldier fly larvae can dispose of raw meat, fish and many items you wouldn't normally compost. Here's how to build a compost bin for them.
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GrowBottle Upcycles Wine Bottles Into Planters for Hydrogardens
A brilliant idea turns wine bottles into hydroponic gardens for kitchen herbs.
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What Does Gardening Have to Do with the #Occupy Movement?
Why occupying the garden may be the most important location of all.
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A Quick Guide to Starting a Beehive
With Colony Collapse Disorder consistently chipping away at our global honeybee population, the art of beekeeping has become more important than ever. This DIY guide to starting your own beehive should get you up and running for Spring honey.
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Occupy Wall Street's Now Composting, Distributing It To Community Gardens
As Occupy Wall Street's Sustainability Working Group gets more established in Zucotti Park, composting, bike-powered generators, and phasing out single-use plastics and bottled water are all on the agenda.
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Gardener for the Queen is a Royally Green Job
The Queen is looking for a new gardener for Buckingham Palace. The pay isn't great, but you could do some good networking...
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Spirit of Hope Urban Farm: Filling Food Pantries, Strengthening Communities in Detroit
An urban farm in Detroit feeds the community, educates children, and brings neighbors together.
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Another Food Industry Brand Rallies to Save Bees
Business giving, and even campaigning, is nothing new. But it has been heartening to see how many food industry brands have rallied around the plight of the honeybees to develop serious, substantial responses—from Haagen
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Compost Shuttle Pioneer Hauls Trash on His Back Seat
When I posted about a compost shuttle start-up that was seeking funding to expand, there was some speculation as to the carbon footprint of services like this. Of course the least impact would be to build a DIY worm bin or similar backyard solution
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Canada's Most Cherished Maple Tree Grows in Toronto
Canada's unofficial national anthem is The Maple Leaf Forever. It was written in 1867, the year of Confederation, by Alexander Muir.
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Allotment Gardens Have Lessons for All
This delightful little model allotment garden in the middle of London's busy Kensington Gardens has something to teach all gardeners.
