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Do The Plants In Your Sustainable Landscape Have An Image? - Part 5
Wouldn’t it be great if your sustainable landscape had no maintenance? Let’s admit it, who has extra time for the trivial stuff like maintenance, right? Did you know that native plants that are suited to your area need less maintenance? The reason for that is that they are genetically in tune with the weather, rainfall, and seasons in your area. That makes them stronger than any exotic plant you may wish to grow in your sustainable landscape. Native plants, when matched with the right soil type, and light conditions, can be drought tolerant, and that means less watering. You can also reduce your maintenance by using ground covers, dense foliage, and self-seeders. Read story here …
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Do The Plants In Your Sustainable Landscape Have An Image? - Part 4
If you want to make your sustainable landscape memorable you must add focal points and accents. Not all of your yard can be spectacular at one time, so it’s important to concentrate on certain areas that the viewer can’t miss. Read story here …
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Do The Plants In Your Sustainable Landscape Have An Image ? - Part 3
There’s nothing sweeter in your sustainable landscape than plants that have a great fragrance. Create an elixir of smells that attract beneficial insects and make your garden a topic of conversation. Choose between trees, shrubs, herbs, and amazing flowers to make your sustainable landscape a thing of aromatic beauty, and a legend in your neighborhood. Read story here …
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Do The Plants In Your Sustainable Landscape Have An Image? - Part 2
Your sustainable landscape needs an image, and by adding color and texture you are giving your planting design coherence. In a previous blog post I talked about creating a continuous flow with seasonal effects. Well, a well chosen color theme or using textures is just as important for continuity. Read story here …
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Do The Plants In Your Sustainable Landscape Have An Image? - Part 1
Okay, you’ve done all the hard work on your sustainable landscape by planning and incorporating all the hard surfaces. (Check previous post on hard surfaces) Now it’s time to have a little fun with designing your plant layout for your sustainable landscape. Will you be trying to create a seasonal effect, add focal points and accents, create it for easy maintenance, establish it for fragrance, or build for color and texture. You should really draft a plan for each area of your garden that incorporates a theme, so that you don’t create inconsistencies that can become an eye sore later. Read story here …
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Create Amazing Boundaries For Your Sustainable Landscape Plan
Creating boundaries and divisions should be one of your first priorities when developing your sustainable landscape plan. I covered hard surfaces in a previous blog post, and these two should be your first 2 steps. Read about creating boundaries here …
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Your Sustainable Landscaping Plan Must Have Hard Surfaces First
I know, your dying to get started on your sustainable landscaping and put those beautiful native plants in the ground. But wait, is there something you forgot? Your sustainable landscaping plan has 2 key elements you must design and implement before the native plants go in the ground. Your ( hard surfaces ) and your ( boundaries, divisions, and structures ). Read story here …
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You Must Add These 5 Things To Your Sustainable Landscape Design
Like any landscaping project, sustainable landscape design can only be successful if you prepare a highly proficient design first. One of the biggest mistakes is just placing your plants wherever you can find room, then rearranging things as you go. You’ll create a space that will have some plants flourish, and others that just won’t survive. Your sustainable landscape needs to everything in it’s proper place to make it sustainable. Read story here …
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Top 5 Steps To Making Sustainable Landscaping
Have you ever been just fed up about hearing environmental warnings and are ready to actually do something about it. Then consider converting your yard or property to sustainable landscape. Here are the 5 top steps … Read story here.
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Why Grow Organic Potatoes When I Can Buy Regular Potatoes Cheap?
There are two main reasons why you should grow your own organic potatoes. Taste and variety. Doesn’t sound like a good enough reason does it? Considering you can go down to the local supermarket and get regular potatoes ( not organic ) dirt cheap. ( just kidding ) Just remember, they don’t have the same taste, and they don’t have many varieties. Read story here …
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