Lawns / Guides

...Lawns Groundcovers sprawl across the ground, keeping low and eliminating the need to mow, providing the perfect alternative to classic grass lawns. This category includes many low maintenance and creeping plants which spread quickly, smother weeds and fill out pathways without needing to resort to nasty herbicides. ...

...lawns with food production. And if you are a big egg eater, lobby for the return of egg laying hens in the city and build yourself a chicken tractor. You'll never mow again! And if possible, reduce your meat consumption. There are a lot of variables, but it is generally estimated that it takes about 10 kilos of grain...

...lawns to grow food. Lasagna gardening - the pros & cons First, the pro's of lasagne gardens: Lasagne gardens save money – much of what they are is recycled stuff Lasagna gardening improves and builds up the soil – adding drainage and tilth to clay soils and sandy soils Lasagna gardens are low maintenance – ...

...lawns. Also see our page on bee-friendly ground covers as an alternative to lawns , as providing habitat for bees is an essential part of food production to encourage polination. A lasagna garden relies on recycled newspaper, cardboard, leaf materials, and traditional compost and soil material to achieve this, and ...

...lawns where it's allowed - because plants are pretty useful for reducing nitrate content too. Graywater is more easily filtered and treated than "black" water, then used for secondary purposes such as flushing toilets, doing laundry and irrigating gardens - which at least doubles the use we get out of tap water. Is...

...Lawns, for instance, can easily be transformed into garden plots, flowering perenial gardens can often accomodate plants that are both beautiful and edible, even forested areas on your property can produce food (and in some cases might already have something wild worth harvesting). 6.) Community gardens No so...

...lawns or ornamentals Investing in the above, and other things such as efficient cooling towers, and other innovative approaches to reducing on-site water use is something already being done in Germany, Australia, and many other European countries. Improved water conservation and wastewater treatment regulations a...