As the steady winter rains end really end the summer garden season, it's a good time to look back at what worked, failed, and surprised you so next years garden can be better - or if there were a lot of failures, not as disappointing.

One billion umbrellas are thrown away each year, and only a few go anywhere but the landfill. The reason - cheap products turned inside out by the first strong gust of wind. As winter approaches, consider an umbrella that can stand up to the weather.

In this episode of KLCC's Good gardening, John Fischer tells us about how the seeds of many squash are wonderful and full of protein. Pumpkin, Butternut, Acorn, and spaghetti squash seeds are all well suited to roasting.

There are many options for recycling plastics these days. If you want to spend a little more, or make an occasional drop off, you can cut way back on the landfilled portion of your household trash.

If you broke something, throwing out a 97.5% functional machine is the last thing you should do.

When it comes to gardening and cooking, use what you have. And be creative in both your cooking, and your growing.

Where environmental matters are concerned, should you be happy about what you do right, or guilty about what you do wrong?

You may not know why moving unhappy plants work, but if the plant isn't happy, it's worth a try - but not now.

Shortcuts that can help you lose a little time, and save a little planet.

The bike path along I-5 near the Gateway overpass is both stunningly noisy, and stunningly beautiful, thanks to the roses planted along the path.