This week we’re talking green yard renovations. So far we’ve looked at, some basics, Composting for Soil Health, and how to Green Your Lawn.
Part of greening your yard is choosing the correct plants. By choosing varied plants that are well adapted to your specific eco-system for where you live you can accomplish a few things:

You create an environment that’s more likely to thrive on its own; thus requiring less evasive care and nurturing.
You can reduce water, fertilizer, and pesticide use.
Area specific plants do a better job of attracting the good bugs, birds, and butterflies you want in the garden, while …read more

Well, I was going to discuss compost for green soil renovations today but Peggy did a little something like that today already. Cool beans – because less work for me…
Actually we could write about nothing but compost; it’s a large topic. Since you may be newer to composting though let’s not get nuts. Here are some basic tips about how compost can improve your soil.

Mainly, the gist of compost, is that it helps your soil to absorb rainwater and supports growth.
Compost adds nutrients and structure to soil while feeding the growth-happy organisms that already exist in soil.
Compost conserves water because …read more

With spring coming up fast, I figured we’d skip the interior green audit this week, and look at some green yard renovations.
Obviously the best way to care for your yard and garden is organically; so we’ll look at some organic yard care tips this week. Along with that we’ll talk about some soil renovations, which plants to choose, and how to get a green lawn using methods that are healthy for your family, neighbors, and pets, while conserving water, energy, and resources.
Today you can start thinking about the products you have in the garden shed. Are they full of chemicals …read more