Environmental Gardening

Switching to Hand-Powered Implements:

The first step in conserving energy is to switch from gasoline-powered tools to hand-powered or electric tools. Small gasoline engines have a significant environmental impact and its usage in gardening should be as limited as possible. Ideal alternatives include using a push mower to trim the lawn and shoveling the driveway manually during winter. A number of gardening implements such as lawn mowers, leaf blowers, hedge trimmers, garden tractors, etc. come in electric-powered models. Some models even have the option of being solar powered and are very environment friendly.


Designing an Environmentally Sustainable Garden:

When designing your outdoor garden, care should be taken to ensure that it conserves as little energy as possible. Consider an eco-friendly garden that has a low impact on the environment and is sustainable. One way to save energy is to have lighting provided using solar power. Try to use recycled materials in designing the landscape of your garden. This includes using beehives and window boxes that are made out of recycled materials. Using organic coir pots instead of plastic ones for plants is a better way to conserve energy.


Growing an Organic Garden:

Growing an organic garden is the ideal way to conserve energy and ensure that fruits and vegetables produced are environment friendly. Compost from the kitchen can be utilized as fertilizer. Since the need for chemical fertilizers is eliminated, there is a considerable amount of expense saved. Ensure that your garden has a thick layer of grass. Grass will help in absorbing air pollutants and filtering rain water. It is also highly efficient in converting carbon dioxide to oxygen. Ensure that leaves that fall in your garden are recycled to be truly environment friendly.