Vera Pappas

Having a beautiful backyard to enjoy and relax in isn't just about plants, flowers and nice grass. For me, it includes birds, butterflies, dragonflies and even bats.a necessary part of our eco system. Watching birds bathing and bats flitting about at night are great fun, but it is the Butterflies that...

By using only organic gardening supplies; your gardening tasks will be easier and more enjoyable. Compost, an all natural soil amendment is made through the use of composters. Composters break down organic materials such as leaves, grass clippings, and food scraps to make a 100% organic, all natural soil additive. Composters...

Today, being Green is a necessity. It's not just for hippies and tree huggers any more. Actually being a tree hugger is a good thing, but that's another article. We are in a time that if we continue our bad habits, the children of our not too distant future will...

I noticed glass bottles in the trash, I thought maybe some partygoer made a mistake. Then I noticed another and another, no mistake. It leaves me wondering, why don't they recycle? Cans, bottles and paper are the most widely recycled products in the nation. Why not there?

Maintaining a nice green yard can be a chore. Cutting, fertilizing, weed, insect and disease control, where does it end? Maintaining your yard can be simple... Go Organic! The use of organic products on the lawn takes all the guess work out. By using natural products that come from the earth, you...

Creating a habitat for birds can be a fun and rewarding hobby. To attract and keep birds coming to the new environment you've created, there are a few simple things you need to do. Hang a variety of birdhouses for different types of birds. Many birds will come back year after...

Composting has also always been a part of our lifestyle, but poop was the one thing we couldn't put in our regular composter.

Grass Cutting in many parts of the nation has become a huge business. With our hectic, over scheduled lives most of us choose to let someone else do the chore of cutting our grass.

Tools, all gardeners need them, but which tools to buy? What tools will I really use? A good quality tool will get much more use and will last much longer, than a tool you bought just because it was on sale.

Storm Water Run-off is a problem in every section of the United States. Find out what you can do to help prevent environmental damages due to storm water run-off.