I'm a big lover of garden art — the funky old rusted kind you find on trash heaps. There's something about vines snaking through chipped filigree and cherub-faced pansies popping up (surprise!) from toilet bowls that I find appealing. ...more

November 21, 2008

Don't accuse John Korycki of failing to practice the environmentally-friendly landscaping techniques he preaches. ...more

November 6, 2008

The Longleaf community recently received two "green" development awards and a new conservation-based certification. These honors came on the heels of the Florida Green Building Coalition's designation of Longleaf as the county's first overall "green community" earlier this summer. ...more

September 17, 2008

Time is money for area builders and developers. So a Pasco County proposal to expedite dramatically the handling of building permits for "green," environmentally friendly construction projects appealed to the Pasco Building Association's Green Building Council. ...more

July 16, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- Pasco County might offer hefty discounts on fees and other incentives for builders and developers who use "green," environmentally-friendly, techniques to conserve water and electricity. ...more

July 10, 2008

The event, slated for Feb. 27, will highlight ways to create and care for a nice lawn while being friendly to Florida's environment. ...more

February 23, 2008

Green-conscious Pasco residents who want to appreciate the environment can check out the March for Parks next month and have some fun while they are at it, organizers say. "It's coming together," Katie Mac Millen, a recreation leader for the Pasco County Parks and Recreation Department, said. ...more

February 20, 2008

A new partnership between the Southwest Florida Water Management District and the Pasco Building Association will recognize building professionals this spring who save water in their model landscapes. ...more

December 29, 2007