Designer David Trubridge crafts stunning, organic lamps that reflect the flora and fauna of his beloved home country of New Zealand. For Milan Design Week, he featured a stunningly supersize version of his Koura lamp. All of Trubridge's lamps arrive unassembled and flatpacked into individual pieces, and much like a puzzle, must be pieced together. The flatpack design helps to reduce freight Read more

One of Flora Grubb's tips for being a more eco-conscious gardener was to use eco pots. These Cowpots ($11 for a set of 12 pots) certainly qualify — they're biodegradable, made from a renewable resource, and provide essential organic ingredients for potting. Cowpots are actually made from cow manure — but don't get grossed out yet. These award-winning biodegradable transplant pots are Read more

My luck with orchids has definitely been mixed. Some of my plants rebloom regularly, while others can't be coaxed to flower again no matter what I do. This particular orchid, seen here, was a gift from my mom three years ago, and it has rebloomed a stunning eight times in three years. As Flora Grubb told me when I visited her garden center, if an orchid seems to like where it is, just leave it Read more