Less Lawn, More Food (and Wildlife)
The lawn at our house is disappearing nearly as fast as delectable desserts do. Our half-moon metal edger has a big appetite. It nibbles back turf to enlarge perennial beds. It carves around the...
Category: Housing
Right-sizing Our Homes
From food and beverage portions to vehicles, we’re a nation with a penchant for super-sizing. Our homes have succumbed to this trend – with the average new home size growing from 983 square feet...
Efficient Homes: You Can Get There from Here
“What’s the use of a fine house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?” — Henry David Thoreau, “Familiar Letters” (1895) As reports pour in of intolerable climate change –...
Create a Thriving Backyard Community
See your yard as habitat, not lawn. Landscape planners encourage us to visualize the area around our homes in terms of rooms that act as external living spaces. If we extend this idea, going...
