Green Living

Furnace-free house ready to conquer winter

Furnace-free house

A Minneapolis homeowner is ready to conquer winter with insulation and efficient doors and windows.

Key to a happy houseplant: The right spot in your home

Key to a happy houseplant: The right spot in your home

My front is freezing from the cold window but my back is burning up from the heating vent. My leaves are crisping from the dry, heated air,...

Perennial favorites

Make way for Perennial favorites

If you've grown "Margarita," the chartreuse-leaved sweet potato vine, or the Sunlover coleus series, you can thank Allan Armitage, professor...

How much savings can a vegetable garden sprout?

How much savings can a vegetable garden sprout?

Money doesn't grow on trees, but it can grow in your garden. The question is, how much?

Shedding some light on keeping houseplants happy

Shedding some light on keeping houseplants happy

Indoor plants can certainly add beauty and enjoyment to your home -- but only while they remain healthy. Many gardeners begin their struggle...

Recycle materials for garden and yard

Recycle materials for garden and yard

For more than 40 years, Matthew Levesque has been an apostle of recycling.

Soak it up: A solution for paint disposal

Soak it up: A solution for paint disposal

Like many a household, ours houses stashes of old, partially full paint cans. Illegal to throw in the trash, they awaited a solution....

Green lawn, happy planet

Green lawn, happy planet

Want to make the planet a little greener? Look no farther than your own backyard — or, for that matter, your own front yard.

Sleek, eco-conscious reinvention

Sleek, eco-conscious reinvention

A rebuilt Westside home inspired by Rudolph Schindler and infused with an Icelandic sensibility has come on the market for the first time.

Gardening Tips

More from the outdoors

Toward a greener thumb

Toward a greener thumb

Four books guide beginner and veteran alike through the garden.

Give spring bulbs time to regroup after blooming

Got any transfers?

Give spring bulbs time to regroup before replanting.

Small space, big bounty

Balcony bounty

An author describes the terrace as "a theater set waiting to be dressed."

Plant sale savvy

Plant sale savvy

Pop-up plant sales offer varieties hard to find elsewhere, often from gardeners' own collections.

Stop and smell the geraniums

Sniff test

Old-fashioned plants offer a magical array of fragrances for every nose.

When green thumbs see red

Green thumbs see red

Can couples with warring gardening styles find a way to cultivate compromise?

Eat your vegetables - in stages

Don't wait for veggies

Enjoy produce at every step of the growing cycle.

Short on space, big on squash? 'Balmoral' is for you

Small-scale squash

A hybrid pattypan summer squash works in containers and small spaces.

Late-winter pruning can yield indoor blooms

Late-winter pruning can yield indoor blooms

I have a lot of pruning to do in my garden before spring and was wondering if I could force some of the branches into flower.

Foliage plants beautify gardens

Color from foliage

Savvy combinations can add season-long interest to your garden or deck.

Kitchen retailer extends its reach into the garden

Kitchen supplier plants garden foothold

Williams-Sonoma's new garden line includes herb markers, raised-bed kits and copper tools.

Taking cover — with plants

Taking cover — with plants

Used to be, the solution for somebody seeking privacy in the garden was to plant a row of arborvitae and lurk in the shadows.