ECO Friendly Garden - ECO Garden and Greener Backyard That
Saves You Money!
Simple Tips to 'Green' Your Yard and Your Pocket
It’s never too
early to get a jumpstart on planning a more beautiful backyard. Maybe you are looking forward to
inhaling the perfume of flowers wafting through the air, clipping buds from your prize-winning rose bushes, or
simply enjoying the beauty of a lusher, more verdant backyard oasis this year.
Here are some tips to help you to make that dream a reality, in a "greener,"
more cost-conscious way:
* Switch over to a push lawn mower or electric mower this year. Overall they're
traditionally lower in price, save you money at the gas pump and also provide you with healthy exercise.
* Use a landscape fabric like Weed-X or Weed Shield to protect your investment in
expensive perennial and annual plants. Unlike other landscape fabrics or simple black plastic, these fabrics
are the only products proven to prevent weed roots from penetrating the soil from above, and prevent existing
weeds from growing up through the fabric. Also, since these landscape fabrics help soil retain its moisture,
thereby conserving water, and eliminate the need for toxic or harmful chemical weed killers, you’ll save
yourself time, money and help contribute to conserving our
Earth’s resources. The fabrics are guaranteed to work for 20 years, reducing the amount of waste you
create.
* Decorate your yard with carriage and porch lights, but install them on an "as
needed basis" with a motion detector light system. This way you can still enjoy your landscaping after dark,
but don't need to worry about wasted electricity or unnecessarily large utility bills.
* Build or purchase a rain barrel to capture water draining from your gutters and
downspouts. These barrels work to provide you with fresh water for your plants in between showers, but also
prevent soil runoff from where the spouts dump water in your grass.
* If you are dealing with hungry critters in your yard, avoid using expensive toxic
chemical pesticides which can be dangerous for pets and children. Instead install a scarecrow device, like
Dalen's Rotating Head Owl or their Holographic Scaretape. These scarecrows effectively and humanely deter
destructive yard pests like rabbits, birds, squirrels and gophers while depending on wind and sun for movement,
eliminating the need for electricity or batteries.
Visit www.dalenproducts.com for more ways to save money and keep your garden even "greener" this summer and for
years to come.
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ECO Friendly Garden
and Greener Backyard That Saves You Money!
Simple Tips to 'Green' Your Yard and Your Pocket
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