Fake Grass, Synthetic Turf or Stepford Lawns?
Installing synthetic turf has become all the rage recently. It was even featured on some Bay Area local channels. Commonly known in the past as astro turf, it has been…
Simple Energy Efficiency Tips from the Home Improvement Guru
Sure we can talk about green products like bamboo floors and solar cell phone chargers but with our homes accounting for a 21% of total U.S. carbon emissions, the focus…
How to Liberate Yourself from Junk Mail in 5 Minutes
Oh my goodness, it’s 50 cents off of eye lash extensions at Longs this week! Great deal on our dead sea sodium dense soup at Safeway! You’ve just been pre-approved…
Composting: Simply a Sequestering Sink or Much More?
Composting can be either an enjoyable or a dreadful experience, can it not? Personally, being a landscaper I love to play with dirt so to me it’s sort of like…
Harvesting Water from the Sky and Re-using Greywater
It’s been official for months now – California again is facing water crisis. Unusually dry and hot weather had eroded our priceless Sierra snowpack, the supply of much of our…
How to Save 5000% When Buying CFL Light Bulbs
So you’ve heard the benefits of CFLs. When it comes to energy savings, CFLs or Compact Fluorescent Lamps simply blow the regular incandescent light bulbs out of the water. According to…
9 Smart Ways to Winterize Your Home for Comfort and Savings
One of the best perks of making your home more green is that it makes a ton of financial sense. Windy, rainy and cool weather is already here. For the…
What’s the Big Deal about Home Performance Analysis?
Whether you live in San Jose or any other part of the world, energy is an essential part of our lives. Our bodies need it to function and stay focused,…
How “Green” are Our E-waste and Computer Recycling Programs?
We love our electronics, don’t we? There seems to be hundreds of new and improved gadgets hitting the market every day. Today however, the headaches of recycling computers and the…
What is Sustainable Landscaping and Why it Matters
The drawbacks of traditional landscaping are evident everywhere these days. They include air (lawnmowers, transportation) and water (fertilizers and pesticides) pollution, harm to biodiversity, consumption of natural resources like water,…