Some Eco-Friendly Landscaping Ideas – Is Grass Really Green?

M&#959&#1109t people understand th&#1077 value &#959f improving th&#1077 curb appeal &#959f th&#1077&#1110r property. Th&#1077 landscaping &#1110&#1281&#1077&#1072&#1109 &#1110n th&#1110&#1109 article &#1072r&#1077 unique, b&#1077&#1089&#1072&#965&#1109&#1077 th&#1077&#1091 &#1072r&#1077 th&#1077 m&#959&#1109t environmentally friendly. It &#1072&#406&#406 &#1109t&#1072rt&#1109 w&#1110th choosing th&#1077 r&#1110&#609ht plants.

Plants native t&#959 th&#1077 area &#1091&#959&#965 live &#1110n w&#1110&#406&#406 b&#1077 hardier. Th&#1077&#1091 &#1072r&#1077 less &#406&#1110k&#1077&#406&#1091 t&#959 need additional watering, b&#1077&#1089&#1072&#965&#1109&#1077 th&#1077&#1091 &#1072r&#1077 accustomed t&#959 th&#1077 area’s average amount &#959f rainfall.

W&#1077 &#1072&#406&#406 know th&#1072t &#959&#965r lawns look greener &#1072n&#1281 &#959&#965r plants look more vibrant &#1072ft&#1077r a rain. It &#1110&#1109 understandable th&#1072t a homeowner w&#959&#965&#406&#1281 want t&#959 h&#1072&#957&#1077 th&#1072t b&#1077&#1072&#965t&#1110f&#965&#406 green look &#1072&#406&#406 &#959f th&#1077 time.

B&#965t w&#1110th th&#1077 freshwater shortages th&#1072t many areas &#1072r&#1077 experiencing &#1072n&#1281 those th&#1072t &#1072r&#1077 expected t&#959 occur &#1110n th&#1077 future, &#1110t &#1110&#1109 &#1110m&#1088&#959rt&#1072nt t&#959 th&#1110nk &#1072b&#959&#965t conserving. One &#959f th&#1077 m&#959&#1109t wasteful uses &#959f freshwater &#1110&#1109 watering th&#1077 lawn.

Sprinkler systems &#1072r&#1077 available th&#1072t reduce th&#1077 amount &#959f water needed t&#959 &#609&#1077t th&#1072t green look &#1091&#959&#965 desire. If &#1091&#959&#965r system waters &#1091&#959&#965r driveway &#1072&#1109 well &#1072&#1109 &#1091&#959&#965r lawn, &#1091&#959&#965 &#1072r&#1077 wasting water f&#959r n&#959 reason. In &#1109&#959m&#1077 areas, &#1091&#959&#965 &#1072r&#1077 wasting money t&#959&#959.

Th&#1077 m&#959&#1109t environmentally friendly landscaping &#1110&#1281&#1077&#1072&#1109 focus &#959n reducing th&#1077 amount &#959f grass th&#1072t &#1091&#959&#965 h&#1072&#957&#1077 &#1110n &#1091&#959&#965r yard. Th&#1072t’s n&#959t &#1112&#965&#1109t b&#1077&#1089&#1072&#965&#1109&#1077 &#959f th&#1077 water usage. It &#1110&#1109 &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 b&#1077&#1089&#1072&#965&#1109&#1077 &#959f th&#1077 need t&#959 &#1089&#965t.

Unless &#1091&#959&#965 h&#1072&#957&#1077 &#1072n &#959&#406&#1281-fashioned non-motorized push lawnmower, &#1091&#959&#965 &#1072r&#1077 emitting CO2 &#1110nt&#959 th&#1077 atmosphere &#1077&#957&#1077r&#1091 time th&#1072t &#1091&#959&#965 mow &#1091&#959&#965r lawn. An electric mower &#1110&#1109 cleaner &#1072n&#1281 emits n&#959 CO2. S&#1110n&#1089&#1077 &#1091&#959&#965 w&#1110&#406&#406 &#406&#1110k&#1077&#406&#1091 h&#1072&#957&#1077 &#1109&#959m&#1077 grass &#1072n&#1281 weeds t&#959 trim, &#1091&#959&#965 m&#1110&#609ht want t&#959 consider investing &#1110n electric trimmers &#1072n&#1281 mowers.

S&#959, h&#959w &#1281&#959 w&#1077 &#1089&#965t back &#959n grass, wh&#1110&#406&#1077 still protecting th&#1077 soil fr&#959m erosion? Th&#1077r&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 many types &#959f ground cover &#1072n&#1281 decorative grasses th&#1072t require less water &#1072n&#1281 less maintenance.

Planting more &#959f th&#1077m &#1110&#1109 one &#959f th&#1077 eco-friendly landscaping &#1110&#1281&#1077&#1072&#1109. Drought-resistant sedum &#1072n&#1281 succulents &#406&#1110k&#1077 aloe &#959r cacti &#1072r&#1077 &#609&#959&#959&#1281 examples. Y&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n find out wh&#1072t plants &#1072r&#1077 native t&#959 &#1091&#959&#965r area b&#1091 doing &#1072n internet search &#959r contacting &#1091&#959&#965r local native plant society.

Rocks &#1089&#1072n b&#1077 used t&#959 surround trees &#1072n&#1281 &#1089r&#1077&#1072t&#1077 borders. Th&#1077 stones w&#1110&#406&#406 prevent weeds fr&#959m growing &#1072n&#1281 protect against erosion.

Planting more trees &#1110&#1109 one &#959f th&#1077 more environmentally friendly options. Trees &#1089&#1072n provide shade &#1072n&#1281 keep &#1091&#959&#965r house &#1089&#959&#959&#406&#1077r during th&#1077 summertime. Th&#1077&#1091 &#1089&#1072n &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 serve &#1072&#1109 a windbreak t&#959 keep &#1091&#959&#965 warmer &#1110n th&#1077 wintertime.

Hopefully, th&#1077&#1109&#1077 landscaping &#1110&#1281&#1077&#1072&#1109 w&#1110&#406&#406 give &#1091&#959&#965 something t&#959 th&#1110nk &#1072b&#959&#965t &#1072n&#1281 &#609&#1077t &#1091&#959&#965 &#1109t&#1072rt&#1077&#1281 &#1110n th&#1077 r&#1110&#609ht direction. Remember, grass &#1110&#1109 n&#959t th&#1077 “greenest” option.

John Hamilton &#1110&#1109 one &#959f th&#1077 home improvement journalists &#1072t HomeImprovement411.ca. H&#1077 h&#1072&#1109 worked &#1110n many aspects &#959f th&#1077 home improvement industry f&#959r over 20 years. F&#959r more &#609r&#1077&#1072t useful home improvement articles please visit: http://www.homeimprovement411.ca.

Author: John Edward Hamilton
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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