It’s a time to give, but it’s also a time to give back. As we tend to consume more and increase household waste as much as up to 25% over the holiday season, we can also look at lowering our carbon footprint and finding gifts  Read more>

Environmental Factors Call For Record Breaking Snowfalls

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Is your snow princess outfit ready? Those in the northeast were so lucky to have the first snowfall in October – note: the first snowfall EVER in Central Park in October  Read more>

Remember the woman wearing oven mitts, waist deep in water, cleaning out the street drain in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene? She was awesome!!  Read more>

Every year Good Housekeeping comes out with their list of products tested by their scientists among thousands of new products, and this year Method Laundry Detergent came out on top with their VIP award – *Very Innovative Products.   Read more>

I was watching the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams last night and he turned to the weather; unfortunately the weather seems to be included in the nightly news much more often these days. Brian said, “I want you to take a look at this: a giant vortex over the mid-west  Read more>

Meteorites?!

Yes! Meteorites and falling space debris! We got through (I’d really like to say survived, but very tragically not all of us did)  Read more>

We all know that Labor Day Weekend is a great time to hit deals on furniture, clothing and white sales, but did you know it’s also great weekend for gardening deals as well?  Read more>

The bathroom started to shake and I heard a loud boom. The windows sounded like they were breaking. Did a plane hit my building? Then the rumbling continued, the paintings shook and stuff started falling off the shelves. An earthquake?!? But, I’m in Virginia!!!  Read more>

Or Any Hurricane for That Matter!

The Outer Banks vacation just got put on hold. Damn, I’ve been planning this all summer. Wonder if we should just go ahead and go….humm. Ken says it’s not worth getting stuck in a hurricane  Read more>

If you’re like me, you love the tall elegance and the wow factor of the super-large bloom of the Bearded Iris. A pretty girl, but also high maintenance to keep her bloom at her fullest  Read more>

I’m in a quandary here – I love a lush garden but I’m also very concerned about the environment and groundwater depletion. Half of our nation relies on groundwater for drinking.  Read more>

Don’t Like ‘Em, Don’t Want ‘Em

Here’s a description of these bugs (similar to any plot of any alien blockbuster movie out in summer…) they’re green – mostly – more on that,  Read more>