There are several different landscaping problems that you can encounter on your commercial property—and frankly, some of them are unavoidable. Even with the best preventative efforts, your lawn or landscape could still become subject to a certain disease or pest problems. Fortunately, if you’ve been working with a proactive professional, these problems will be caught […]
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Community gardening is “a solution emerging from grassroots environmental and food movements” (Nettle 2010) While community gardens are often discussed as a progressive, new practice in sustainability, community gardens have been cultivated “since at least the nineteenth century,” when community gardens were grown by many working-class neighborhoods during large industrial periods (Lawson 2004). Urbanization trends
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Horticulture is the science and art of the development, sustainable production, marketing, anduse of high-value, intensively cultivated food and ornamental plants. Horticultural crops are diverse, including: Annual and perennial species, Fruits and vegetables, Decorative indoor plants and Landscape plants. Horticulture also contributes to the quality of life, and the beauty, sustainability, and rehabilitation of our
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Why I Like Planting Saplings More Than Adult Trees Permaculture is all about creating sustainable systems that require a smaller input of work and resources for a greater output. That is why I prefer planting saplings over adult trees. Here are some of the benefits of planting saplings: Environmental Benefits of Planting Saplings Over
According to Wikipedia, a French Drain is a trench filled with gravel or rock or containing a perforated pipe that redirects surface water and groundwater away from an area. Rain garden / Rock garden refers to a garden that takes the advantage of the water from the rainfall in growing plants. The garden is designed
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A Native Plant is a plant that is part of the balance of nature that has developed over hundreds or thousands of years in a particular region or ecosystem. A Native Animal is a species that is found in a certain ecosystem due to natural processes, such as natural distribution and evolution. Native plants naturally
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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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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
What is an Ornamental Grass? An ornamental grass is any grass plant that is used for decorative purposes. There are 3 main types of grass plants: true grasses (of family Poaceae), sedges (Cyperaceae), and rushes (Juncaceae). Although not always true of every variety, there is a comon saying to help identify which family a certain
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