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Fall harvesting in the RE Patch – food and reuse

September 9, 2011

The RE Patch community garden and demonstration site is enjoying it’s first harvest season. This urban pea patch lives behind The RE Store in Bellingham, as a part of the The RE Store/RE Sources/Sustainable Living Center compound. It is a fertile and food-bearing example of creative reuse and volunteer elbow grease, guided by the good [...]

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Salvage Materials Transformed into Fun Garden Art at The Purple Bench

August 19, 2011

When Lynn Cushway built the little out building on her Oak Harbor property in 2002, she had no idea that it would eventually become The Purple Bench – Antiques & Gardens shop.  But as this creative lady retired last year, she realized that all her years of collecting antiques, recycling materials and creating beautiful landscapes [...]

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Illuminating recycled art and design with style

April 9, 2011

Guest post by Alana Coleman, artist, designer and bright shining light I have always loved the old gas outdoor street lamps the kind you see in Europe. But I didn’t have a yard so I decided to create one I could use inside my home. I found some old style light fixtures in an antique shop and went home [...]

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Old Friends and New at the Flower & Garden Show

February 28, 2011

So great to see old friends, and make new ones at the NW Flower and Garden Show this past weekend!  The RE Store crew busted out an “Inside Out” display garden in just two days, with the wonderful plant help and chicken wrangling of Seattle Urban Farm Co.  A special thanks to them – and [...]

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