4 things we dig

The online store VivaTerra sells eco-friendly products for the home like these artful bowls crafted from discarded Chinese fir-tree root balls.

$29-$95 (depending on size of bowl). www.vivaterra.com or call 800-233-6011

At your next cookout, lure away pesky wasps with these pretty glass bottles. Add some juice or sweetened water to the Moroccan-inspired bottles, and your wasp problems will disappear.

$45 (set of three, one each in yellow, turquoise and amber). www.redenvelope.com

These hand-carved candleholders are warm and bold. Fast-growing shesham trees come from managed forests and can grow to 100 feet. The candleholders are from VivaTerra's summer clearance sale featuring markdowns of 30 percent to 75 percent on dozens of home and garden goodies. $59 (set of three) on sale from $89. www.vivaterra.com or call 800-233-6011

Need a little push to spruce up your space? Check out Tana's Habitat Web site, complete with simple do-it-yourself projects like how to make a coffee table from an old window, whip up a fun fondue party, and create funky window coverings out of stuff you may already have.

www.tanashabitat.com