Greening your garden

April 14, 2008

  1. Get rid of the pesticides. Bring in beneficial insects or mulch
  2. Compost your kitchen scraps with worms
  3. Look for re-cycled planting containers, or use household containers that have seen better days
  4. Grow your own food. Vegetables from the garden taste SO much better, and they can be quite lovely to look at too
  5. Join a community garden and share your knowledge with others so they can get green too
  6. Glean the produce you don’t need from your garden and share it with local food shelters
  7. Use plants that are native to the area. They’ll grow better and need less coddling
  8. Add a rain barrel under your downspouts. put a screen over the top to keep out debris and insects and you’ve got water free for the taking
  9. Water in the early morning hours. The water will soak into the groud before it evaporates
  10. Mulch. Mulch keeps down insects and weeds and helps to retain moisture
  11. Plant for the world. Plant for the bees and the butterflies who help our farmers raise their crops.
  12. Lose the lawn. Lawns use up huge amounts of water for the value they return to the uniuverse. Think about planting sedges or low water plants. Even a vegetable garden uses less water than a lawn.
  13. Get a push mower. Get your workout and quit stinking up the planet

Filed Under Buy green, Living green 

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