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Link to the Environmental Protection Agency greenscapes page.
EPA's GreenScapes program provides cost-efficient and environmentally friendly solutions for landscaping. Designed to help preserve natural resources and prevent waste and pollution, GreenScapes encourages companies, government agencies, other entities, and homeowners to make more holistic decisions regarding waste generation and disposal and the associated impacts on land, water, air, and energy use.
We're currently reducing the amount of lawn areas in my garden by making the planting beds bigger. We're also planting trees, shrubs and flowers that are native to this area and grow well in the soil without the need for much watering etc.
Great ideas, tet tea! We are doing some of the same. I'm also putting in a stone patio. I'm using flat field stone, and it's coming along nicely. Does anyone do any rain-water harvesting? That's something I'm looking into now, as well.
Great ideas, tet tea! We are doing some of the same. I'm also putting in a stone patio. I'm using flat field stone, and it's coming along nicely. Does anyone do any rain-water harvesting? That's something I'm looking into now, as well.
My friend and I have been discussing installing an underground water tank and tie in our drain pipes on each of our houses. We both have excellent southern exposure with plenty of sun and would like to tie in solar power run the pumps. I'm investigating available products to see what's available. I'd welcome any suggestions if anyone has had any experience with pumps run off of solar energy in terms of how much solar power is needed and if it is worth the investment.
poc, harvesting the rain water is great and really cuts your water bill! We wanted to install an underground collection tank but it would have been a problem with the city. They are very popular in Europe. I would say 7 out of 10 gardens in Germany have some form of water collection system either below ground or above. We have rain barrels. Easy to make and install. We cheated and bought them though! Eventually I'll have each downspout connected to one.
Have a look at the below link. I love this site and get some great ideas from it too in the Learning section.
I got one of mine at the flea market for 25 bucks, and another someone was throwing away - in perfect condition, no less! You were referring to the no-gas but my a$% kind of push lawn mower, right, MIU?
I would love to have my yard mostly native plants and herbs. My husband likes lawns. He put in a big one for the dogs out back, and that is okay, but I can see the front yard in all herbs. Maybe someday he will give in. So far he did rototill a lot of area in front, and I have been busy planting herbs. I have also planted trees even though we have a small forest out back. Mostly wanted fruit and nut trees, but I also planted a dogwood, redbud and maple.
Grass isn't a problem. The chemicals people have been brainwashed into using are the problem. You can have a perfectly nice lawn that is all organic and doesn't poison anything. See SafeLawns.org - Organic Solutions for a Healthier Planet
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