Permeable pavers refer to pervious concrete, porous asphalt or any other forms of pervious or porous paving material that allows passage of water through pavement sections and they often include an aggregate base that gives structural support and acts as stormwater reservoirs. They also absorb water and allow it to infiltrate through the paving material.
Sustainable gardening design aims to avoid making excess waste, conserve water and generally do more good than harm to our local ecosystems while creating our gardens. Sustainable gardeners should aim to create low-cost gardens that are eco-friendly without sacrificing aesthetics. Sustainable gardening is, in the long run, rewarding to you – the gardener, your family
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I have always been a true patriot of ‘Mama’ Earth and nor do I plan to betray her twenty-one years of oxygen free service that has enabled me to breath every day for free since my mother introduced me to the world. Recently, I joined some of my friends here in Nairobi, Kenya for some
The story of why I started CPS starts at the end of 2019. At the time, I worked for a landscaping company where I cut grass, pulled weeds, and cleared snow. Landscaping always seemed like a temporary thing for me. I started landscaping in the summer while I was still in school and got another
Last Sunday I was meeting a potential client for the first time and he taught me something valuable that I hadn’t been able to put into words before. Let’s call him Bob for now because I haven’t asked if I could use him in my story yet. Anyways, Bob was showing me his beautiful garden.
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I asked an Ontario native plant gardening community on Facebook what the most annoying invasive species is. I got over 300 answers. Invasive plants and animals are a threat to native species. These species labeled as invasive are usually aggressive in one way or another and out-compete native species for dwindling resources. How do they
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