[ECO]Eco-Friendly Landscaping Ideas for a Greener Home

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Eco-Friendly Landscaping Ideas for a Greener Home

A garden can be a boon to any home. It can provide a place to eat, play, work, and even sleep – all while surrounded by beauty. But putting together an effective garden space needn’t mean compromising on your environmental principles. Let’s take a look at how to landscape with minimal impact on the natural world.

Incorporate Native Plants and Pollinator-Friendly Gardens

The easiest plants to look after, it should go without saying, are those that have adapted to live in the *** – ideally over millions of years. Native plants are much easier to maintain than tropical ones, requiring much less water, fertiliser, and other maintenance.

One of the most important roles played by flowers in your garden is to provide pollinators with a reason to visit. Bees, butterflies, and other insects will help to minimise the impact of garden pests – both by preying on them directly, and by competing with them for food. The right flowers, in other words, won’t just beautify your garden – they’ll protect it, too.

Implement Sustainable Water Management

However carefully you’ve chosen your plants, they’ll still need at least some water. In most cases, you can get enough water to keep your entire garden alive with the help of drip irrigation and rainwater harvesting systems. With weather patterns in the *** gradually changing, the importance of conserving water is becoming even more pressing – and the right water management systems can help you do it.

Opt for Permeable Paving Solutions

One of the inherent problems with paving materials is that they cause water to sit on the surface, rather than soaking into the earth. In urban parts of the ***, this has led to flooding. By installing alternatives, like gravel, and planning your drainage system meticulously, you can minimise this problem.

Choose Eco-Friendly Driveway and Pathway Options

Driveways and pathways, in particular, benefit from permeable paving solutions.

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to withstand the weight and impact of vehicles, while still allowing moisture to seep through into the earth below.

Use Recycled and Sustainable Materials

The materials you use matter. Where those materials have been manufactured from scratch, they’ll impose a burden on the natural world. If they’ve been reclaimed, repurposed, or otherwise recycled, then this environmental cost will be lower.

Some materials are also inherently more environmentally friendly than others.

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, is more environmentally friendly than oak, and other rarer species of hardwood.

Create Green Living Spaces

The more green space you can incorporate into your outdoor living area, the better. Greenery has a proven

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for nearby human beings.

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which basically consist of a grid of suspended plant pots, help to not only make the home look great – they can also help to insulate it.

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