How to Build a Simple "Toad Abode" to Keep Natural Pest Controllers in Your Garden

Pexels Most gardeners reach for a spray bottle the moment they spot aphids or slugs. It’s instinctive. What’s less ...
Southern Living

How To Stop Aggressive Vines Before They Take Over Your Flower Beds

Most vines are fast growers and can quickly get out of hand. Whether the vine is one you planted or an unwanted plant, learn ...

12 Simple Tips And Tricks To Make Your Tomatoes Grow Faster

While you can't totally override mother nature, there are things you can do to encourage quicker tomato growth, ranging from ...

Use Old Detergent Containers To Create A Stunning Swan Planter DIY

If you're feeling uninspired by the planters available in stores, consider trying out this simple swan planter DIY that only ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Self-watering containers offer gardening without the guilt

I enjoy "small-scale" gardening. I don't have very much space, so before I commit myself, I'll "try out" a new plant. I use plastic or terracotta pots, so there's no way of knowing when it's time to ...
Science Daily

A simple chemistry trick could end forever plastic

Seeing plastic trash while hiking inspired a Rutgers chemist to rethink why synthetic plastics last forever while natural polymers don’t. By mimicking tiny structural features used in DNA and proteins ...
The Washington Post

3 simple ways to reduce your body’s exposure to plastic chemicals

When it comes to plastic-related particles and chemicals, people often feel helpless and overwhelmed. Plastic contamination feels so pervasive, inevitable and frustrating, especially since the ...
Los Angeles Times

Sweeping California law on single-use plastic meets with outrage from all sides as it goes live

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Environmentalists are rejecting California’s implementation of its landmark single-use plastic law taking, ...
SFGate

Making cut flowers last well beyond Mother's Day

There’s nothing quite like receiving a fresh bouquet of cut flowers. They can cheer up a room, bring a bit of nature indoors and, if you’re lucky, release a heavenly fragrance. But nothing kills that ...
C&EN

Do we really have enough plastic in our brains to make a spoon?

A closeup of gray and russet dots of microplastic on a round steel filtration screen. Microplastics on a filtration membrane at RheinMain University of Applied Sciences in 2021. Accurate measurement ...
The New York Times

Want a Riot of Color in Your Flower Beds? Definitely Make a Plan.

There are painstaking decisions to make before the oranges, blues and yellows are just where you want them. Vibrant colors that are close neighbors on the color wheel make easy combinations, ...
KJCT8

Grand Junction business offers simple solution to single-use plastic proble

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - A local business is offering an alternative to single-use plastic in everyday routines as Earth Day focuses attention on ways to reduce environmental impact. New Way ...