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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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Keep Insects & Pests In Your Organic Garden At Bay Naturally

Many organic gardener has experienced frustration from insect and pest infestations. Have you come close to throwing in the towel and giving up? Well, it might be time to protect your organic garden from insects and pests the natural way. Read story here ...

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Hottest Trend For Organic Gardeners - Native Plants

Every organic gardener is looking for something new, rare, and flashy each year. But this year, less is more. That's right, pure eco-friendly native plants are the new trend for organic gardens. It's hard to believe that some of these native plants that have grown in your region for thousands of years are becoming extinct. Conservation efforts are popping up in an attempt to hang on to the last thread of each communities natural heritage. Read story here ...

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Top 5 Reasons To Use Native Plants In Your Organic Garden

Sustainable landscaping is essential to the environment. It must include native plants to be effective. Native plants use less water and require less maintenance. You, as an organic gardener have to take the next step. You see, sustainable landscaping will reduce and prevent pollution, conserve natural resources,  is ecological friendly, and looks attractive. It also reduces the need for lawn fertilizers and pesticides. Read story here ...

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Why Are The Plants In My Organic Garden Not Getting Along?

The plants in my organic garden aren't getting along. There weak looking, ugly, and just stressed out. What happened? Maybe they just don't like their neighbors. I talked about " Companion Planting " in a previous post, but believe it or not, some plants in your organic garden have enemies too. Read story here ...

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All Organic Gardeners Are Responsible For Invasive Species

You have an organic garden, and every once in a while you go out and buy a new plant. But wait, it may be an non-native invasive species. So, you plant it in your organic garden, but down the road you decide you don't like it, dig it up, and dispose of it. No problem, right? Wrong, very wrong and here's why. Read story here ...

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Run Your Organic Garden Like A Dating Service

Wouldn't it be great if all the plants and vegetables in your organic garden just got along? There's expert opinion that states that some plants grow stronger, have increased bounties, and have superior taste just because their sharing a intimate space together in your organic garden. Read story here ...

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How & When Do I Divide My Perennials In My Organic Garden?

You have perennials in your organic garden but their not doing so well. It might be time to divide them. There are many advantages to dividing your perennials, including increasing the amount of perennials for your organic garden. Read story here ...