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ter half is a green gardener whose vegetable patch bursts with the kind of succulent selection one finds in the best produce departments. He’s also a bit of a zealot who thinks I should embrace the sense of satisfaction that comes from growing one’s own fresh, healthy food. Puhleeze. My idea of satisfaction is hitting Starbucks with the girls, volunteering in my kid’s class, and scoring a pair of Jimmy Choos at DSW on the same day. I really don’t see how raising my own arugula will give me that kind of rush.
Clearly Fm not the one to ask for gardening tips, green or otherwise. But I take great pride in looking the part and protecting the earth when I set out to unintentionally kill my plants.
Starting in February, I scour eco-minded magazines, catalogs and Web sites for the latest earth-friendly fashions. I pick up soy-based track pants and hoodies and the occasional pair of posh hemp boots that are perfect for early spring when it’s still cold and Harry Homesteader is riding me to help plant some Savoy cabbage seeds he’s got to get in the ground now.
Then I move on to organic cotton capris and T-shirts, shorts and vegan-approved earth shoe slide-ons that look cute whether Fm lunching at the Tadpole Caf§ or being forced to harvest com.
One of my favorite green gardening accessories is an
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