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Gardening
Six ways to get a greener lawn in less time 5/12  new! 

Lawn alert: DuPont's Imprelis weed-killer suspected in tree deaths 7/11

Water less often and improve your lawn 7/11

How to control invasive plants 7/11

How to plant practically anything 5/11

Soil smarts: tests by the experts 5/11

Green ways to recycle your Christmas tree 12/10




Green home improvement
22 ways to go green for Earth Day 4/12  new! 

Green buying guide: Top interior paints 4/12  new! 

In a tough market, green upgrades can set your house apart 11/11

Video: Consumer Reports does a home energy audit 10/11

Green product watch: LEDs vs. CFLs 10/11

Home Energy Codes 8/11

Guide to greener kitchens 8/11

Secretary Chu makes a friendly plea for cool roofs 6/11

Green Expo: The grass is always greener 5/11

Earth Day tips: How being green can save you green 4/11

Green home blog

Green product watch: eco-friendly floors 8/10

Green product watch: Detergents, flooring 8/09




Save energy & water
This year put your house on an energy diet 1/12

EPA says 'fix a leak' to save water 3/12  new! 

Earth Hour imagines planet temporarily unplugged 3/12  new! 

12 low-cost ways to save energy—and money—now 11/11

Higher heating bills for Northeast homes 10/11

New LED bulb from Philips wins lighting prize plus $10 million 8/11

Smart meters help consumers make wise energy choices 7/11

Set-top boxes are home-energy vampires, even when not in use 6/11

Geothermal systems: An old technology gets a second look 6/11

Energy-savings Center

Energy Saving & Green Living Guide

Great gifts for energy geeks 12/10

5 energy-saving myths (and what to do instead) 12/10

States Across the Country Taking the Lead on Clean Energy 11/10

Affordable LED light bulbs 9/10

Home energy: How to save up to $1500 10/09

Is your home wasting watts? 5/09




Indoor air quality
Green product watch: Best dehumidifiers 6/12  new! 

Health alert: New lead poisoning limits for kids -- Part I 4/12  new! 

Health alert: How to reduce your family’s lead exposure –Part II 4/12  new! 

EPA lead rule fines a cautionary tale for homeowners 4/12  new! 

Green product watch: Best air purifiers 3/12

Who needs a humidifier? 1/11

How to control a mold outbreak 10/11

Easy ways to reduce indoor air pollution 2/10

Candles: Sniffing out trouble 1/10



Welcome to the Home & Garden articles index. Check the listings below for the latest articles.

For the latest green home and garden news and advice, visit our home and garden blog.


Buying guides
Lawn & garden
Lawn mowers: green buying guide 5/11

Easy composting this fall 9/10

Lawn mowers that save energy 8/10


Kitchens & bath
Video: Save on cleaning products 4/12  new! 

Guide to greener kitchens: paint 4/12  new! 

Health alert: Avoiding synthetic fragrances 4/12  new! 

Water filters: green buying guide 2/12

Green product watch: best laundry detergents 11/11

Dishwasher detergents: new tests find glitch 10/11

Guide to greener kitchens: flooring 8/11

Guide to greener kitchens: cabinets 8/11

Guide to greener kitchens: counters 8/11

Revised eco-label gets tough on hard surface cleaners 8/11

Green product watch: best spring cleaners 3/11

Cleaners: green buying guide 1/11

Can one cleaner do it all? 1/11

Homemade household cleaners: best recipes 1/11

Top-cleaning dishwasher detergents with low phosphates 8/10

Green product watch: anti-wrinkle serums, best shower cleaner, and more 5/10

Green product watch: Salad, carpet cleaners 2/10

Green product watch: Cookware, TVs 9/09

Green product watch: Detergents, flooring 8/09


Lighting
Survey of green product purchases shows decline in 2011. 4/12  new! 

Lightbulbs: Green buying guide 3/12

Get ready to replace your 100-watt incandescent lightbulbs 12/11

Prices of longer-lasting lightbulbs drop 11/11

Green product watch: LEDs vs. CFLs 10/11

Shortage of rare earth metals results in higher CFL prices 9/11

New LED bulb from Philips wins lighting prize plus $10 million 8/11

Guide to greener kitchens: lighting 8/11

LEDs star at LightFair, but will consumers buy them? 5/11

Bulb makers agree to lower mercury levels of CFLs 10/10

Green product watch: new electric cars, best CFLs, low-cost heaters 10/10

Affordable LED light bulbs 9/10

Earth Hour 2010

40 ways to recognize Earth Day's 40th anniversary 4/10

Green product watch: CFLs, water heaters 10/09


Fabrics & paper
Green product watch: Best toilet paper 5/12  new! 

Green product watch: Best paper towels 1/12

Great green gifts that do good 12/11

Greener stain removers 9/11

Study find worrisome flame retardants in baby products 5/11

Did Kleenex Blow New Ad Campaign for Disposable Hand Towels? 7/10

Bamboo fabric: The not-so-green truth 9/09





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