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Bug hotels offer wintering spot for garden helpers

Laramie Treviño, Special to The Chronicle

Perhaps the bugs in your life go for chalet-style abodes. Or maybe they swarm to skyscrapers. Some might prefer the rustic look or a...

Several native berry plants are bird magnets

Joe Eaton,Ron Sullivan

Not long ago, we were talking to someone whose pyracantha bush attracted cedar waxwings, colorful, sociable birds who dropped in...

Weighing choices for eco-conscious living

Nancy Davis Kho, Special to The Chronicle

Ten years ago, it all boiled down to "Paper or plastic?" That question, posed at the supermarket checkout, might have caused some...

Replenish: new twist on green-friendly cleaning

- Nancy Davis Kho

The newest green cleaner comes courtesy of Replenish, a concentrated household cleaner boasting a reusable bottle system that cuts...

Reclaiming Laurel Hill Park for native plants

Joe Eaton,Ron Sullivan

On a cold and foggy late-summer Saturday, Recreation and Park Department gardeners, volunteers and neighborhood residents turned out...

West Coast Green shows off newest products

Paul Kilduff, Special to The Chronicle

The fifth edition of West Coast Green, a conference focusing on "green" home innovations and products, rolled into San Francisco's...

Honey harvest: From hive to table

Valerie Fahey, Special to The Chronicle

It's shaping up to be a warm summer day as Don Eidam slips into his white, head-to-toe bee suit. He uses a bit of smoke to calm the...

Eco-responsible bathroom water conservation

Jeannie Matteucci

Simple, inexpensive upgrades to bathroom and kitchen fixtures are a great way to start conserving water. Something as basic as...

Experts illuminate the future of lighting

Jeannie Matteucci, Special to The Chronicle

When lighting designer Randall Whitehead of San Francisco set out to remodel a two-bedroom home on Potrero Hill, he knew he wanted to...

Unearthing rare gems on Mount Diablo

Joe Eaton,Ron Sullivan

"Where'd you go?" called Joe. "Mmmgrumph. Ow ! I'm OK," said Ron. Translated from couple speak, that's: "I haven't tried to work this...

Great Sunflower Project tracks bee population

Janny Hu, Chronicle Staff Writer

We're a bit hung up on bees at The Chronicle this year. Between the rise of urban beekeeping and the decline of bee populations...

Preserving Hawaii's rare native plants

Joe Eaton,Ron Sullivan

Limahuli Valley on Kauai's North Shore, with its green-mantled spires of volcanic rock, starred as Bali Hai in the movie "South...

Recovery plan for endangered seablite

Joe Eaton,Ron Sullivan

Few non-botanists would give a California seablite plant a second glance. Suaeda californica is 2 feet tall, shrubby, with gray-green...

Build a healthy garden from the ground up

Erle Nickel, Special to The Chronicle

To adapt the old real estate maxim, the three most important elements to a successful garden are soil, soil, soil. Plant health begins...

GARDEN In El Cerrito, taming runoff

Joe Eaton,Ron Sullivan

Although the small East Bay city of El Cerrito keeps a low profile, it's the home of a quiet revolution in urban landscaping...

Greening the kitchen - make smart choices

Jeannie Matteucci, Special to The Chronicle

Designers Denna McLaughlin and Celeste Le Sage-Gish, co-owners of the full-service interior design firm City Studios of San Francisco...

Launder environmentally

Chantal Lamers

If you're addicted to the fluff cycle, it might be time to make a change. We asked Collin Dunn, a senior writer for TreeHugger.com and...


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