Susan Harris
Susan Harris's blog about eco-friendly and urban gardening, plus the adventures of a DC-based garden writer, coach and occasional rabble-rowser.

Sustainable Gardening News November 2008

November 21, 2008 · 1 comment

The latest newsletter has been delivered and is archived in full here, with off-topic sidebar. Below are the bits that are new to this blog.

In the News 

  • Bottles made from plants?  What will they think of next? The EarthBottle is from the ag guys at Clemson U., a "natural polymer-fiber bottle that’s recyclable, biodegradable, petroleum-free and stronger, lighter than glass."  The potential to replace plastic is huge! (Hat tip to Project Green Industry.)
  • The Economist opines on the coming greening of gardening, especially in response to global climate change.

 
Lawn Alternatives Going Mainstream?

Lawnless gardens are all together on one page:   theory and practice, examples across the U.S., stories of meadows, contrary opinions, and where to go for more info.  Here are just some of the new articles about this hot topic:

  • A Chicago gardener creates a cottage garden where her front lawn used to be. 

What to do with those leaves

More new stuff on Sustainable-Gardening.com

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1 Cameron (Defining Your Home Garden) November 24, 2008 at 7:57 am

Susan,

A group of elementary students at Woodward Elementary in Tigard, Oregon is following me (DYHGarden) on Twitter as WoodwardGardens. They are looking for curriculum information for sustainable gardening to add to their garden science program. I gave them a link to your site.

Cameron

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