Companion Plants Communicate by Sound
A brief report from the world of science
Topics: Perspectives
Back to Nature
...no systems, no plastic trays, no manufactured “moisture retention layers,” or synthetic filter fabrics...
Wildlife Friendly Spaces
[sidebar]Taken from The Professional Design Guide to Green Roofs © 2013 by Karla Dakin, Lisa Lee Benjamin, and Mindy Pantiel. Published by Timber Press, Portland,…
Green Roof Policy
It’s time to look deeper into tapping the potential of green roofs to create greener and more livable cities.
Securing Urban Resiliency
Explore the many links between the roofs and walls of our cities and the critical social, environmental, and economic necessities of urban life.
The Western Air-Scape
Here in the West, we’re arriving at the green roof planting party fashionably late by thousands of years—or at least a few decades. Sod roofs…
Orchid Resilience
Orchids have adapted, evolved, and specialized to some of the most inhospitable habitats on earth such as the crooks of trees, fruitless wetlands, an…
Alameda County Master Gardeners Fall Seminar
[sidebar] The Wild & Wonder of Bay Area Gardening Saturday, October 26, 8:30-3:00pm Lake Merritt Garden Center, Oakland, CA[/sidebar] Follow the garden cycle from dream to…
An Annotated Recipe for Roast Chicken in My Wood-Fired Oven
Anything that you can cook in a regular oven, can be cooked in a wood-fired oven, often with superior results due to the flavor imparted…