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I Want This: Rae Dunn Botany Vase on Etsy.com

No Comments 14 April 2011

I love bud vases and I love Rae Dunn ceramics. I’m dying to get my hands on one of her Botany Vases on Etsy. They’re a bit on the pricey side – $125 for one vase – but I have yet to find anything else quite like them. Each vase is numbered and no two [...]

garden, garden tips, projects

Clay Soil? Raised Beds to the Rescue, Part 1

3 Comments 02 February 2011

Gardening in heavy, sticky clay soil is a complete drag. I shouldn’t totally bag on clay soil, it’s rich with potassium, calcium and magnesium – essential nutrients for plant growth. Plants grown in clay soil tend to have shallow root systems, because of the lack of oxygen, making them less drought tolerant during hot and [...]

garden, shopping

I Want This! Front Yard Company’s PlantLock

No Comments 25 January 2011

Leave it to European designers to, once again, unify style and function. Front Yard Company is genius! Why didn’t I think to design a plant container that weighs 75+ kilograms, virtually indestructible, even for a skilled bike hacker, and just plain looks cool. I want this! Actually, I want the City of Eugene to put these all [...]

Healthy Living, garden, projects

Modern, DIY Chicken Coop for Backyard Chickens

12 Comments 24 January 2011

I’m finally getting backyard chickens! You know what that means, it’s time for another DIY project. No, I’m not using chickens as another excuse to build something new. Backyard chickens provide fresh eggs you can’t buy in a supermarket, valuable chicken manure for the garden (more on chicken poop in future posts), kitchen waste recycling, and companionship. [...]