Landscape architect Emily Archer fulfilled one of her inner “geek” dreams by installing a green roof on a new shed in her Virginia Beach backyard this summer. As an urban planner with the city of ...

Portland-based Shelter Wise, a design-build company, specializes in tiny houses and other sustainable dwellings like this Salsa Box. (Shelter Wise) You notice them right away: Grass or something else ...

The first time I saw a living roof, I wanted one. A meadow on the top of your house? Who wouldn’t want that? I discussed with friends how I’d grow fruit up there, and imagined myself laying in the ...

Combining nature with urban designs, more and more Sonoma County businesses and homes are incorporating plants and other natural elements into their structure. Jim Callahan grew up on a ranch so he is ...