Homes + Gardens Northwest | August/September 2008

AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2008

PHOTO: SUSAN SEUBERT
Jeff and Tracy Prose, along with daughter Ruby, will show off their home on Portland’s Build it Green! Tour of Homes on Saturday, Sept. 20.

The Green Issue

Features

5 homeowners find their shade of green

  • A new way to build green rowhouses pushes Portland’s green ethic forward.
  • One woman creates her own urban infill.
  • A couple meets goals for budget, beauty and LEED conservation.
  • A suburban family sees the light and adds a solar plant to power their house.
  • No Dumpster at this construction site when the owner reuses everything.

How to follow the natural garden path

  • Choose plants that work with the environment.
  • Welcome critters with eco-friendly practices.
  • Cut water use with drought-tolerant plants.

Departments

On Our Eco-Radar

Simple things you can do today for the environment.

Style

Check out these cool green products made by local companies.

Personal Spaces

Mike O’Brien from the Portland Office of Sustainable Development practices what he preaches in his ideal green home.

Home Tech

You can do a lot of things to recycle your e-waste, or you can take the easy route and give it to Goodwill.

NW Original

A tropical forest ruined by logging gave Tim O’Brien a cause that he wasn’t looking for.

Weekend Gardener

No chemicals, just enough water and regular mowing make lawn care a snap.

Gallery

These role models respond to an urgent call from the planet.

Finale

An easy solution to a stinky problem.