Sustainable landscaping / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...sustainable site management green building techniques in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages below: All about edible landscaping - grow beautiful plants that you can also eat! How to avoid invasive plant species when landscaping Our top tips for building decks that last longer Guide to choosing bee...

...sustainable turf management. We will cover how to manage the grubs, deter the animals, and repair the resulting damage to build a more resilient lawn. Understanding the root cause: Grubs in your lawn Identifying the culprits: Crows, raccoons, and other foragers Step 1: Managing the grub population Step 2: Deterring an...

...landscaping that reduces the need for supplemental water from irrigation. This often involves native plants which are hardy to the area, or drought-resistant flora from regions of low precipitation. Native perennial beds can replace a lawn providing local insect habitat & saving water Sustainable landscaping &...

...landscaping. Water is a quickly dwindling resource and Canadians and Americans are the highest per capita consumers of water in the world. So anything we can do to reduce water use for decorative purposes has to be a good thing. Rainwater recovery: For home durability, it's important that we properly manage the water c...

Rainwater harvesting is a great strategy for reducing domestic water use and protecting our homes and the land surrounding it. Harvesting rainwater can lead us to dozens of other practices that bring us into greater sustainability. The three potential sources for harvesting rainwater: Direct rainfall, street harvesting...