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Video by Home & Garden Overload August 3, 2023

Summer-Proof Rugs from Pappelina, With Nods to the Swedish Archipelago

Never does an indoor/outdoor, totally washable rug make more sense than high summer, with sandy towels, tracked-in dirt from the garden, and inevitable drips of watermelon and peach in the kitchen. Enter Pappelina’s new Archipelago collection, fully washable and highly resilient,…

Molly Sedlacek Designs Line of Eco Materials

One of the main insights I walked away with after co-authoring Remodelista: The Low-Impact Home: A Sourcebook for Stylish, Eco-Conscious Living is that, more times than not, the answer to undoing some of the damage brought on by climate change is to…

Ideas by Home & Garden Overload August 3, 2023

5 Ways to Find Free Garden Plants in Your Neighbourhood

Did someone say free garden plants?! You don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars to fill up your garden or house full of plants. There are many great resources out there to connect with fellow gardeners and source free plants to create…

Ideas by Home & Garden Overload August 3, 2023

How to Grow Egyptian Walking Onions—The Weirdest Onion Around

The Egyptian walking onion may just be getting more steps than I do! These prolific members of the allium family are one of those wacky, wild, and wonderfully weird vegetables that are so fun to grow. Here’s how to grow Egyptian walking…

Ideas by Home & Garden Overload August 3, 2023

How to Design a Garden that Helps Moths

Think of garden pollinators, and myriad bees instantly spring to mind. But recent studies have found that night pollinators are actually more efficient than day flying insects. This year researchers from the University of Sussex reported that moths are vital insects for…

Herb Garden by Home & Garden Overload August 3, 2023

Plant Sitters: How to Water Plants While Away on Vacation

Have you ever come home from a holiday to find that your plants are suffering from extreme thirst? Or even worse, have you come home to find the plants dead? Here’s how to water plants while away using some pretty cool plant…

Eco-Clean Sustainable Gardens by Home & Garden Overload August 2, 2023

12 Tips from Perfect Earth Project

This is the first of an ongoing series with Perfect Earth Project, a nonprofit dedicated to toxic-free, nature-based gardening, on how you can be more sustainable in your landscapes at home. This morning in my family’s garden, we found two…

Ideas by Home & Garden Overload August 2, 2023

Inspire Joy With a Circle Garden Design

Circles intuitively are a safe shape that encourages us to feel joyful, comfortable, and peaceful. Just by adding a few circles to your garden design, you can completely change the feeling of your garden. Here are a few ways to add a…

Ideas Inspiration Lawn Care by Home & Garden Overload August 2, 2023

Xeriscape Principles: Gardening for Water Conservation

Xeriscaping isn’t limited to the desert or areas with drought; everybody can actively work to conserve water in their gardens. You can xeriscape your garden to help save water, time and money. Here are the best xeriscape ideas to try and some…

Green Thumb Outdoor Living by Home & Garden Overload August 2, 2023

How to Identify the Fungus and Eradicate It

As you look over your garden, something catches your eye. There’s a powdery grayness on the leaves of your lilac and maybe your peonies. Maybe your roses or dogwoods have it too. You have powdery mildew. What is powdery mildew, exactly?…

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