Posted in environmentally friendly landscaping, Uncategorized, watersmart, WaterSmart Landscapes on March 2, 2017| 1 Comment »
Mulch is a material spread on top of the ground to benefit soil and plant health, and make landscape maintenance easier. Wood chips, leaves, grass clippings, wood shavings, and compost all make good mulches.
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Posted in environmentally friendly landscaping, watersmart, WaterSmart Landscapes on February 2, 2017| 1 Comment »
If you want a natural environment for your yard, nature has already created the perfect landscape ecosystem template for you to copy. A good place to start if you want to attract wildlife to your yard is to group similar plants together in your landscape to mimic nature. (more…)
Posted in rain garden, runoff pollution, watersmart, WaterSmart Landscapes on December 5, 2016| Leave a Comment »
A rain garden is a bowl-shaped depression designed as a garden to capture, hold, and absorb rainwater. Rain gardens slow the flow of rainwater from roofs, sidewalks, streets, parking lots, and other impervious surfaces, allowing the water to penetrate the soil. (more…)
Posted in environmentally friendly landscaping, Uncategorized, watersmart, WaterSmart Landscapes on November 2, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Composting is the easy way to add nutrients to soil, improve soil structure and increase the moisture-holding ability of soil. Composting recycles organic material through controlled decomposition. Organic materials are grass and yard clippings, kitchen scraps (no animal products), wood shavings, cardboard and paper. As organic materials decompose they turn into a rich, dark humus material that improves all soil types.
Compost helps sandy soil retain water and nutrients that would normally wash right through and it breaks up tight clay soils allowing roots to spread and oxygen to penetrate. Soils improved with compost contain beneficial microorganisms that protect plants from diseases and pests. Compost can reduce or eliminate the use of synthetic fertilizers in your lawn or garden. Better moisture retention means less watering and reduced runoff pollution – two key elements of WaterSmart gardening.
Posted in environmentally friendly landscaping, native plants, watersmart, WaterSmart Landscapes on September 5, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Native plants are local and occur naturally without human help in a given area. Many have thrived there for centuries. There are different types of native plants, including flowers, shrubs, trees, grasses and vines that you can use in your landscape. (more…)
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