If you have an abundance of old plastic nursery pots and drip trays, why not create a hanging bird feeder that refills itself ...

A: My faithful readers are going to be experts on the basic rules-of-thumb for R.I.’s bin/cart recycling program. I repeat them as often as I can in my quest to get all Rhode Islanders to a status of ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Prior to the mid-1900s, plants couldn't be shipped long distances because the ceramic planters they were grown in broke so easily. The ...

Whenever we garden, we do many wonderful things for the environment. But in the process, we’re often not aware of the amount of trash that’s generated while we’re creating all those beautiful spaces — ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

As I was setting up my grow lights and heat mats last week in preparation for sowing seeds, I was struck by the neatly stacked pile of old plastic pots lurking in the corner of my shed. I reuse pots, ...

AS the scourge of plastic continues within the gardening industry, with an estimated 500 million black plastic plant pots in use in the UK each year, surely the least we can do is seek eco-friendly ...

Whenever we garden, we do many wonderful things for the environment. But in the process, we're often not aware of the amount of trash that's generated while we're creating all those beautiful spaces - ...

Gardeners can keep their gardens brimming with crowds of exotic and colourful plants, but some of their vessels may not quite match up. Gardeners seeking to brighten up their green spaces can opt for ...