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Ford Escape Hybrid, A Big Ride with Green Ties

A year ago my lease was up and I struggled with leasing or buying a new car. I was limited to a large car since there are six in my family.   I drove almost every SUV, Crossover, and regular car that I could find that fit within my parameters.  I hated all of them.  [...]

Do You Need a Vacation before the Vacation?

Look what is hiding under my mulch. Most people schedule vacations to destress from their hectic lives.  Some down time they say.   Heck, I need an extra week of vacation just from the stress of getting ready for vacation. I don’t know about you, but I always try and tie up loose ends before I go away.  It [...]

LightFair 2009 Lites Up NYC!

Ilumisys‘ LED replacement tubes featured at LightFair 2009 Every other year, LightFair International, the biggest and brightest (in my opinion) lighting show comes to New York City.  This is my second time attending this amazing show and I was not disappointed.  In fact, they should have renamed the show “LEDFair” since 90% of the exhibitors were [...]

How to Create a No Till Garden Bed

What causes back aches, frustration, and stiff joints? Digging a new garden bed.  If you have ever attempted this with soil that has never been tilled, it is time intensive and hard work.  Don’t let television fool you.  How to make it easier? Visiting a local equipment rental company.  My tools Sod cutter  (lifts the grass [...]

The Fertile Gardener

Welcome Garden #2! Around May and June I become a little obsessive with my garden.  Over the years, it has grown from 4 tomato plants to now 19 beds, 9 heirloom apple trees complete with their own birth announcement, 2 peach trees, 7 blueberry bushes, and 2 grape vines. Okay.  This did not happen in one [...]

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Robert, now I understand why your photos are so good. You have an eye for design! Make sure you let us know the newest green design trend. I often write about green fabric and furniture on the main website, Green Talk. I hope you comment and share...
Robert L Stockham and Green Talk are now friendsJune 16
I am Robert Stockham. My partner and I started an Interior Design firm in Cleveland, Ohio. We do commercial and retail interiors and specialize in green and sustainable designs. We want to make all the stores (and everything else) we design green ...

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Ken Rudman

Attracting Bats to Your Yard or Garden

If you are interested in attracting bats to your garden, here are a few tips for you to follow. We will cover the different parts of the country and perhaps some of the best ways and places to mount bat houses as well as other criteria needed for your own insect controllers.

Some general ideas that work in most places are keep your patio lights and any outdoor lights you have on all night. These lights attract insects and that provides a food source for your bats. Also a birdbath with fresh wat… Continue

Posted by Ken Rudman on July 2, 2009 at 2:53pm

G.L.Freeman

NATURAL, COLORFUL PERENNIALS ATTRACT HUMMINGBIRDS FOR NATURAL POLLINATION.


Are you wondering how to attract hummingbirds naturally? Maybe you have thought about what type of plants or shrubs you like to occupy that part of your yard that will help prime your hummingbird feeder. Here are some plant and shrub ideas that you may want to consider when attracting… Continue

Posted by G.L.Freeman on June 23, 2009 at 6:00pm

Scott Eastwood

Review of New Green Technologies Which Eliminate Oil and Fuel Stains from Any Surface

Around the house you aren't going to run into fuel spills in the millions of gallons like the Valdez oil spill. But a new retail product that was used to clean up the Valdez spill is available by the quart to homeowners, and can give new life to oil-stained driveways, concrete, garages, and even soil.

That's big news. An oil stain on the driveway can not only lower your property's value, but it can also be tracked into your home and damage your floors and carpets. And if you keep tools in your… Continue

Posted by Scott Eastwood on June 16, 2009 at 7:22am

Ken Rudman

Environmental Benefits of Bats

A Zoologist will refer to a bat as a "chiroptera" which literally means "hand-wing." If you view their skeleton you will notice that the wing has the skeletal structure of a hand, the difference being , the fingers are elongated. The bat will use these fingers to hold their food. Now a bat is split into two groups called either Megachiroptera or Microchiroptera, which just means large bat or small bat. The largest bats will have a wingspan around six (6) feet. These are fruit bats. The smallest… Continue

Posted by Ken Rudman on June 11, 2009 at 12:37pm

G.L.Freeman

How to Attract Hummingbirds to Yer Neck o' the Woods.

These little guys provide all kinds of vital pollination activity to thousands of different plant species which is vital to the proliferation of plant life. People from the Midwest enjoy these critters, some 300 different species weighing less than 20 grams, from mid-spring to late fall.

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Posted by G.L.Freeman on June 2, 2009 at 3:30pm

 
 

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