Once again, my neighbors are throwing away golf clubs and golf bags in the trash. It kills me! I have used the golf clubs as stakes in my very small yard. With landfills filling up and cost of landscape materials, why not take your throwaways and … [Read more...]

My sister has wanted a pool for I don't know how long. She wants to look out at water and to make her backyard a relaxing, serene oasis for her and her family. I on the other hand, always think about cost and maintenance and the effect on the … [Read more...]

Since I have just torn up my whole yard to hopefully get rid of the bamboo- I was thinking I should plant a garden instead. Unfortunately where the yard is torn up- is very shady and not a great planting ground for a garden.  A few of us at our … [Read more...]

    I am out of yard and garden room and need to do something pretty fast with my food scraps. Figure I have 4 choices 1.) Throw away (no!)  2.) Continue to dig holes in yard and stick garbage in (running out of space)  3.) Buy Composter … [Read more...]

    Twenty years ago, I planted bamboo in my front yard- and I guess you can now imagine what it looks like. Wouldn't that be great to put a panda in yard?  I dug it up and thought I had gotten all the bamboo out- replanted native … [Read more...]

Spring is here, the doors are open and the pests come in. What can you do? Purchasing pest repellants is expensive, do not usually work, contribute to toxins in the environment and adds more waste- and the worse part they stink. As usual I am always … [Read more...]

I so rarely waste food scrapes, but know many people who throw away so much food! What I usually do with banana peels, onion skins and the like is just throw them in a hole in the ground, cover with dirt and wait for composting. Now I am at a point, … [Read more...]