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Green Landscape Design |
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The design of your landscape is surprisingly one of the most important parts of green landscaping. Through careful consideration during the design process you can eliminate pests, reuse and conserve water and reduce heating and cooling bills. |
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An Eco-Friendly Alternative to Composting: Wormers |
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Composting with worms isn't so much an alternative to composting, as it is a better way of doing it. When you add worms to your compost, it quickens the process of decomposition. More importantly, it can be done indoors or outdoors and can be done throughout the year. |
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Benefits of a Compost Pile |
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The benefits of a compost pile run far and wide. Whether you are using compost for a small garden, or a farm, compost can be extremely helpful with agriculture, horticulture, and erosion problems. Compost can be made industrially, commercially, or domestically. It is broken down naturally through the process of biodegradation. It is inexpensive, works as a slow-release fertilizer, and feeds soil. |
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Bio-Degradable Waste Management |
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Why is it still necessary to recycle bio-degradable waste? In fact, what is bio-degradable waste? And should you use bio-degradable goods? Below are facts that will make you want to manage your bio-degradable waste in a very habitual way. |
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Book Review: Your Eco-friendly Yard |
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Making your yard eco-friendly can seem like a daunting task. If you're feeling a bit discouraged or if you don't know where to start, pick up Tom Girolamo's book, Your Eco-friendly Yard: Sustainable Ideas to Save You Time, Money and the Earth. |
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Carbon Free Mowers |
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Carbon free mowers have become an interesting option for the eco-friendly consumer. If you’re interested in lowering your impact on the environment, and are willing to take the time and effort to choose the right mower for you, then you’re on the right track!
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Caring for an Organic, Eco-Friendly Lawn |
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Caring for an Organic, Eco-Friendly LawnThough most of us would think any form of gardening or landscaping is an eco-friendly activity, which is not always the case. Gardens and landscapes require a lot of maintenance-fertilizer, water, pruning, etc. Grass requires a substantial amount of water. |
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CFL Light Bulbs |
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Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs (CFLs), are energy saving light bulbs. They are a type of fluorescent lamp. They differ from the traditional incandescent lamps and come in a swirled bulb form instead of the traditional bulb. |
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Charting Your Water Saving |
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The best way to chart water saving is to either invest in a water chart or to create one yourself for your specific family or personal needs. |
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Cheap safe, pest control |
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In the past when individuals considered pest control, the easiest, fastest solution was the only one to consider. Over the past few years we’ve seen widespread education encouraging our movement to a more eco-friendly lifestyle. We’ve learned that toxic pest control is not only toxic for the pests but can be for us and the environment as well. Toxic pest control kills not only the pests, but also the good bugs that keep your lawn or garden healthy. The chemicals involved in the pest control ca |
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Chemical Vs Natural Fertilizers |
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With our movement toward an eco-friendly environment, the use of chemical fertilizers is being questioned. Chemical fertilizers can not only be hard on your garden, your animals, and the environment in general, but they can also be hard on you. Chemical fertilizers can leave residues on the foods you eat, the lawn you play on, and can leak into the water you drink. Among many other reasons, these few are enough to realize that natural fertilizers are a better and safer choice. |
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Consumer Solar Products |
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Solar powered goods have now extended past using solar power for electricity or solar radiance. Solar power can now be found in every day goods, reaching as far as what you wear, the bags you carry, and even being found during cozy nights out in your garden. |
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Consumers continue to choose organic products as they become more available and visible |
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Mambo Sprouts Marketing released survey results in November showing that consumers are going back to basics to bolster their health. Findings showed 84 percent take vitamins, 73 percent eat the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables, and 68 percent choose organic foods. In addition, 59 percent of consumers polled said they expect to increase the amount of organic products purchased during 2010. |
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Do You Water Your Lawn Too Much? |
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Most of us water their lawns too much without even realizing it. EnviroCitizen.org has found that many of us also water our lawns at the wrong time of day, causing up to 30% of the water to evaporate. |
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Earths investment in water recapture |
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Earth has a strong investment in water recapture. Water conservation refers to the capturing of water as well as reducing the use of water. There are multiple ways to inexpensively conserve water. Most irrigation systems use waste water. Only 35 to 40 percent of recaptured water directed towards crop irrigation ever actually meets the crops. Most of the water escapes into canals, leaks from pipes, or evaporates due to warm weather. Swales and cisterns can be used to catch excess water and then b |
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Eco- Friendly Compost |
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Eco-Friendly composting is considered to be organic. Composting is the purposeful biodegradation of organic matter. This includes yard and food waste. The decomposition is completed by micro-organisms, mostly bacteria, but also yeast and fungi. In low temperatures, macro-organisms like, ants, nematodes, isopods, and earthworms enhance decomposition. The solider fly, fruit flies, and fungus gnats also take part in the wide range of organisms in the decomposer community. |
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Eco- Friendly Gardening |
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Eco-Friendly Gardens, also referred to as Eco-friendly gardens or Eco-friendly horticulture, is the science of growing produce such as fruits and vegetables, as well as flowers and ornamental plants. Eco-Friendly Gardens follows the essential principals of Eco-friendly agriculture, which includes soil building, conservation, pest management, and heirloom variety preservation. |
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Eco- Friendly Gardens |
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Eco-Friendly Gardening, also referred to as organic gardening or organic horticulture, is the science of growing produce such as fruits and vegetables, as well as flowers and ornamental plants. Eco-Friendly Gardening follows the essential principals of organic agriculture, which includes soil building, conservation, pest management, and heirloom variety preservation.
Eco-Friendly Gardening relies on crop rotation, green manure, compost, biological pest control, and mechanic cultivation. This |
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Eco- Friendly Mowers |
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There is a wide variety of eco-friendly mowers, ranging from push reel to electric cordless. All have a positive impact on the environment, all while beautifying your lawn. |
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Eco- Friendly pest control |
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Steps are being taken to eliminate the toxic use of chemicals to garden. Organic fertilizers are now available and there are many other ways to offer sustainable lawn choices. Eco-friendly pest control choices are now also coming into the garden for a great way to get rid of the bad pests and keep the good insects. |
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Eco-Friendly Gardening Products |
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The best eco-friendly gardening products are organic ones. Luckily, organic products are far and wide, mainly because as organic products are used, they keep producing more organic products. For instance, as organic seeds are sown, more seeds drop from the plants as they grow older. There are three important parts to eco-friendly gardening: eco-friendly seeds, eco-friendly fertilizer, and eco-friendly compost. |
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Eco-Friendly Gardening Tools |
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Thanks to the growing awareness of and concern for environmental issues, EnviroCitizen.org has found that practically everything that you need-food, clothing, furniture, electronics or gardening tools-comes in an eco-friendly alternative. |
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Eco-Friendly Landscapes |
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Eco-friendly landscaping can be done in a variety of ways. By simply choosing native plants, considering your resources and taking energy into account you can easily create an eco-friendly landscape for you and your family to enjoy! |
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Eco-Friendly Lawn Mowers |
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EnviroCitizen.org has found some ways to maintain your lawn the eco-friendly way! One of the best ways to practice eco-friendly lawn care is to get rid of your gasoline fueled lawn mower! There are many eco-friendly lawn mowers out there and it's up to you to decide which option is best for you. |
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Eco-Friendly Mulch |
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EnviroCitizen.org has found that mulch is a very important component to any thriving garden. Especially if you're growing an organic garden, mulch is a great way to enhance your garden without using chemicals. Mulch is basically a natural covering placed around the bottoms of plants. |
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Eco-Friendly Pool Options |
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There are certain things to consider when choosing an eco-friendly pool. After you have chosen the ideal shape, it’s all about location, location, location! Placing it in direct view of the sun will allow the pool to be heated by the sun, which will lessen energy consumption. It is also a good idea to keep it away from trees and debris where extra damage is possible and extra cleaning is necessary. |
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Eco-Friendly vs. Toxic Pest Control |
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Toxic pest control can often do more bad than good. The use of toxic pest control can actually kill good insects as well as bad. This is negative because insects are needed to control each other. By using the pests you have on hand you can encourage pest fighting. This naturally takes care of pests and keeps insects around that are good for your lawn and garden. |
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Effects of Fertilizers on the Environment |
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Many man-made fertilizers have an extremely negative impact on the environment. They are harmful to local animals and kill good bugs and insects as well as the pests. Fertilizers leave behind residues that penetrate the skin and can be toxic if touched. Organic fertilizers are not harmful to the environment and will keep your lawn stronger, hardier, and prepared for the next season. Organic fertilizers also minimize infestations and disease. |
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Energy Efficient Lighting |
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There are various types of energy efficient lighting. The most popular include energy star light bulbs, LED light bulbs, and CFL light bulbs.
CFL LIGHTS
o CFL bulbs, also referred to as compact fluorescent light or energy saving light, is a type of fluorescent lamp. They differ from the traditional incandescent lamp and come in a swirled bulb form instead of the traditional bulb. They are made to replace the incandescent lamp. They fit into most light fixtures but are pin design in comparison |
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Energy Saving Decorative Lighting |
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Energy saving decorative lights come in many forms, starting with Energy Star decorative lights and fixtures. Energy Star is a government backed program that certifies lighting is energy efficient and meet strict guidelines set by the EPA and US Department of Energy. |
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Environmentally friendly waste disposal |
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What is environmentally friendly waste disposal? It’s taking a product that no longer has use and either recycling it or ensuring that it’s form is not harmful to the environment. It starts with recycling.
Recycling things such as paper, plastic, metals, and woods, allows those products to be reused. Man made products are non-renewable and consume large amounts of energy to make. Recycling saves energy, reduces pollution, and lowers the cost of creating new products.
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Fall Foliage: Composting Your Leaves |
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As the sweet smell of summer becomes a distant memory, we watch begrudgingly as the leaves change color and as fall swoops in. You may ask yourself, what to do with the excessively large amount of dead leaves crowding your yard? Why not compost? Each year a single tree can shed up to 600lbs of leaves in a season. In 2008, 249.6 million tons of municipal solid waste or MSW (more commonly known as trash or garbage) were generated in the United States. Composting can return upwards of 70% of the n |
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Global organic area grows |
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Acreage managed organically in 2008 in the world totaled 35 million hectares (nearly 86.5 million acres) farmed by almost 1.4 million producers, according to data from The World of Organic Agriculture 2010 released in mid-February at BioFach.
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Going Green Landscaping |
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Green landscaping can begin with very small steps, yet they can make quite a difference to the environment. If you aren’t quite ready to recreate your entire landscape, start small ! |
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Green Homes and Water Recapture |
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Water recapture refers to the capturing of water as well as reducing the use of water. There are multiple ways to inexpensively conserve water. Most irrigation systems use waste water. Only 35 to 40 percent of recaptured water directed towards crop irrigation ever actually meets the crops. A larger amount is successful in making it towards green homes, especially if the grey water is collected on site. In terms of irrigation, most water soaks into canals, leaks from pipes, or evaporates due to w |
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Green Landscape Architecture Plans: Beyond the Home |
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EnviroCitizen.org believes it's important to remember that "going green" is more than just a fad. With the increasing awareness about sustainability, more and more individuals are looking at the negative effects of urban and city development. |
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Green Landscaping |
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Green landscaping is an innovative and exciting way to create an environmentally healthy, beautiful landscape for your family to enjoy! By doing a bit of research regarding landscape design, selecting native plants and using natural compost as fertilizer, you can impact the environment in an extremely positive way. |
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Green Landscaping ideas |
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Perhaps you've heard a bit about green landscaping ideas, or maybe the concept is completely new to you. EnviroCitizen.org would like to share just how simple and cost effective green landscaping can be. Follow some or all of the following tips and you will be well on your way to creating a beautiful landscape that is beneficial in so many ways. |
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Green Landscaping Tips |
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Green landscaping focuses on maintaining your lawn and garden in an eco-friendly way. There are many different components that can assist you with green landscaping, such as using natural fertilizers ( compost ), herbicides, pesticides and using native plants and ornamental grasses. All of these things help to reduce the amount of resources being consumed, as well as to put some positive elements back into the earth. |
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