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Slide Show: Valentine’s Day Terrariums

02/14/2012

Desirables

A Colorful Carpet Language

Company C makes soft and cushy rugs filled with color and character.

02/14/2012 By Kristin Belz

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Valentine's Day Terrariums

02/14/2012 By Kate Bryant

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Slide Show: The NW Flower & Garden Show

02/13/2012

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The NW Flower & Garden Show

24 hours in Seattle

02/13/2012 By Kate Bryant

Innovations

Window Warmers

An extra layer helps insulate old windows – but it doesn’t have to look like a blanket.

02/12/2012 By Kristin Belz

Innovations

The Print-it-then-Sit-in-it-Chair

Refrigerator interiors have a second life as furniture, thanks to a Dutch robot extruding one endless line of plastic.

02/11/2012 By Kristin Belz

Desirables

Text and the Art of Decorating

Keeping Calm and Carrying On – and other written messages.

02/07/2012 By Kristin Belz

Out and About

A Tree Story

Portland’s many “Friends of Trees” have planted 430,000 trees and native plants since 1989.

02/05/2012 By Kristin Belz

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Garden Show Season Is Here!

two successive weekends of garden shows coming up!

02/01/2012 By Kate Bryant

In the Kitchen Garden

Kumquats, the Natural Sweet Tarts

Tasting sweet on the outside, tart on the inside, kumquats are also good trees to grow indoors.

01/31/2012 By Kristin Belz

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Make a Gorgeous Dry Terrarium!

easy instructions can be found on this video by Artemisia’s Amy Bryant-Aiello

01/30/2012 By Kate Bryant

Out and About

Asian Fusion: Lapchi Feng Shui

Learn about the art of Feng Shui in a free workshop February 9 at the Pearl District’s Atelier Lapchi.

01/29/2012 By Kristin Belz

Desirables

Upping the Appeal of Countertop Composting

Composting is great, but can the bin look a little better?

01/29/2012 By Kristin Belz

gifts for gardeners

A Tree-Hugger's Valentine

…along with a few other ideas for plant lovers

01/27/2012 By Kate Bryant

what's new

New Interactive USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Maps

01/26/2012 By Kate Bryant

Desirables

Smart Beds, Small Spaces

Murphy beds come out of the closet.

01/23/2012 By Kristin Belz

gardening books

Timber Press Open to Garden Bookworms!

pick up a book – and go home with ideas and inspiration!

01/23/2012 By Kate Bryant

Desirables

Snowflake Lights for Snowless Nights

Paper snowflake lamps cast snowflake shadows inside, even when there’s no snow outside.

01/21/2012 By Kristin Belz

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Seedy Business

2012 seed catalogs are up and ready!

01/20/2012 By Kate Bryant