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Merryl Brown, head of Merryl Brown Events of Santa Barbara, Calif., shows her green thumb for growing eco-chic events with the Santa Barbara Community Environmental Council's 40th anniversary "Green Gala" fundraiser—a pretty party with a whopping 97 percent waste-diversion rate. Photos by Erin Feinblatt.

A "fairy" adds deco-tainment to the woodland scene. Her dress is made from a recycled bridesmaid gown.