Growing a sustainable garden can have some surprising impacts on your home, including:
2. Reducing your water waste is one of the easiest ways you can make your garden more sustainable. The average lawn only needs about an inch of water a week, and many gardens can thrive on minimal watering as well.
3. Work with unpredictable weather patterns and climate change, and plant or sow crops and flowers according to what the weather is doing in any chosen year.
4. The big culprit when it comes to outdoor energy use is your lawn. Opt for an electric or push-reel mower when possible, and be sure to keep your mower blade sharp for maximum efficiency.
5. Soil holds the key to creating a sustainable garden, trapping and storing carbon, and providing a home for the billions of microorganisms and tiny creatures that help to maintain the health of the planet
6. Look to include native plants to support insects and wildlife. using the right native plants in the right place, makes sense ecologically and financially as you won’t need to replace plants that don’t work.
7. One of the important ways that gardeners can create a sustainable garden is to avoid pristine lawns and leave them to grow longer. With water shortages and longer periods of droughts being a possible result of climate change, perfectly manicured lawns could become a thing of the past with a move towards eco-friendly gardens.
