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Sustainable landscaping is the process of working with the environment where you design landscapes that is in tune with the weather conditions

It needs no other resources such as organic  minerals or any other soil nutrients.

There are many different levels of sustainable landscaping, the best way to get involved is to just start somewhere by setting short and long term goals.

A modest aim could be having the compost bin.

A long-term goal could be to create a more self-sustaining garden that involves all aspects of healthy plant care such as choosing appropriate plants as well as eliminating chemical solutions.

You can follow these ten tips for a sustainable landscape of your dream garden:

1. Compress your yard

Your big space of green grass eats up a huge chunk of your resources.

Minimize your lawn and invest in a more natural garden.

You’ll save on water and your use of your fertilizers.

Also you don’t need to mow a lot.

2. Gather Rain Water

Accumulating rain in barrels helps in the conservation of water.

Rain water is soft and pure and requires no treatment.

You can even use it for drinking consumption.

3. Use a protective cover like mulch.

Ground covers like mulch, boosts your garden features.

But more than importantly, mulch protects the plants’ root systems and adds nutrients to the soil.

Mulch slows soil erosion, retains moisture and helps to prevent weeds. 

You’ll spend less time weeding and watering your garden and more time enjoying it.

4. Go for compost

Composting natural waste produces humus which improves your garden soil.

By composting you minimize your garbage wastes, thus lessening the greenhouse gases.

You also save money on chemical fertilizers.

5. Plant the natives

Native plants are better able to withstand drought conditions and poor soil.  

They are also better able to resist pests and diseases, thus reducing the need for harmful chemicals.

6. Lure those pollen agents

Try to plant different genus plants in your garden to attract many other wildlife varieties.

Insects like honey bees, honey eaters and vertebrates like lizard and rodents enriches the ecological system by carrying pollen in plants in the process of fertilization.

7. Shade trees help

Consider deciduous leaf shrubs near your home to cut your electricity bills in summer season.

Deciduous trees drop their foliage in fall and this allows more sunshine in your house.

In addition trees helps minimize harmful effects in climate by producing oxygen which then moderates ground temperatures.

8. Plant Edible Ornamentals

You can produce a beautiful landscape as well as tasty food for the table by integrating edible plants into your garden.

You can blend in with the ornamental shrubs some scarlet beans, spinach beets, and artichokes.

9. Use natural materials

Instead of using extraneous resources why not consider using natural rocks, reprocessed bricks and salvageable stones from demolished structural sites.

10. Use alternative power gears

You can switch to a reel lawn mower from a power mower.

Instead of a string weed trimmer use hand shears, a scythe or a hoe.

Instead of a gas blower for leaves, use a rake or broom, or better still allow leaves to remain in place to decompose and add nutrients to the soil.

Instead of a lawn, think about creating a meadow.

I have been involved withSustainabale Calgary Landscaping in Calgary, Alberta Canada for a long time. These Tips have been implimented with my company for over 8 years.  We have had alot of fun Landscaping in Calgary over the years. What we do will work almost anywhere in the world to create sustainable landscapes.

Remember, just because I use this with Calgary Landscaping, doesn’t mean it won’t work in your local area. Now get out there and try things out!

Written by: Custom Stone and Waterscapes ‎3829 Parkhill Place SW, Calgary, AB T2S 2W6 (403) 870-1142

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