Buy a plant or flowers and more often than not it will come in a pot made of black plastic that you’ll get rid of once you replant your new purchase. But that black plastic is incredibly hard to ...

If you're a home gardener you may soon find that the pots you buy flowers and plants in are made from chicken feathers. Yes, tons of feathers that go to waste every year can now be transformed into ...

We don’t advocate cigarette smoking, but if you’re going to do it anyway, keep an eye out for Greenbutts — biodegradable cigarette filters that sprout grass or flowers when placed the soil. The filter ...

With a modest-sized garden and allotment to look after, if I can start any plants, flowers and veg off from seed, I’m always happy to give it a go and save money where I can. But I do get through an ...

Mardi Gras beads dangling from tree limbs are a lovely sight, but the broken ones strewed about the asphalt and grass are not as picturesque. To combat the leftover Mardi Gras litter, LSU's Department ...