Here are 5 easy tips to landscape smart in your yard:
1.) Use native plant material
With the ever-increasing mindset of living a ‘green’ lifestyle, succulents have become a ‘trendy’ material to use in the yard. Succulents are an easy to care for native plant, requiring not much water to grow. They are surprisingly diverse in color, shape, form, texture and blooms making them a great material to use in both large and small areas.
2.) Capture rainwater to reuse from your rain gutters and downspouts
Place a container or rain barrel underneath the downspout and/or rain gutter and collect rainwater to use to irrigate your yard.
3.) Cut back on watering times
With the weather cooling down, you only need to be watering your lawn 5-7 minutes two times a week and your shrubs once a week.
4.) Mow your lawn every other week throughout the winter
5.) Compost
Applying compost to your yard provides nutrients to the plants and improves drainage and moisture absorption of the soil. It can be applied to your garden, flowerbeds, around trees, and even on your lawn. Start your own compost pile by combining leftover organic material such as: lawn trimming, coffee grounds, banana peels, etc (To find out what materials are and are not good for composting go to the ). Compost is ready when it smells earthy, looks dark, and is relatively crumbly. Be sure to keep your composting pile where animals can’t access it easily.
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