The latest trends, processes and materials you need to know about and how to make your home an energy and money saving machine. Interior Ideas Cabinets – To “go green” when renovating or creating a new kitchen, cabinets can be manufactured with panel material made from recycled Canadian wheat stalks. Coatings that are free of Hazardous Air […]
– with special thanks to Trendspotter Susi McMillan and photographer www.nuttycake.com – “Ecotopia” on the Peninsula Your local authorized Soap Exchange Refill Centre. Skip producing bottle garbage and enjoy this eco-friendly soap collection for your body and home cleaning. Ecotopia Naturals also carries luxurious and comfortable eco-clothing, accessories, jewelry, body care and more! (Soap
Trendspotting: Green Your Life
– by Michael and Lisa Dunsmuir, Step One Design – It’s actually amazing how far we have come here in Canada, as a whole, to make efforts towards lessening the impact we, and subsequently our homes, have on the environment. For instance – Built Green (www.builtgreencanada.ca) principles are more and more prevalent within the
On Design: The Emerald City is Just Within Our Reach
– by Colin Eaton, Garden City Tree and Landscape Ltd. – Contrary to the saying “everything in moderation,” you can never have enough top dressing of mulch. Mulch is more beneficial the more you use. A good mulching job will have the following benefits: • hinders weed germination and growth; • holds in soil moisture, which
West Coast Gardener: Why Mulch is So Right
– by Gillian Crowley – After talking with Solara Goldwynn of Hatchet and Seed Edible Landscaping, I’m going to take a critical second look at my modest vegetable garden and large swath of lawn. Solara and her partner, Tayler Krawczyk, are strong proponents of permaculture, a design method that integrates patterns and strategies found in
