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There are many ways to make your home more eco-friendly, but what about outside your house? While you can’t get on at your neighbors about living a more sustainable lifestyle, this doesn’t mean you can forget your yard. There’s grass and plants there anyway, but could you make your yard even more eco-friendly? The answer–as always–is yes!
Less Work
An eco-friendly yard means you don’t have to work as hard to keep it in pristine condition. You are unlikely to enter any gardening competitions. Instead, you want to let things grow. This means you don’t need to spend hours pruning each weekend. Of course, you still might want (or need) to keep your garden under control, but if you don’t want to do this yourself, booking a TruGreen service can keep things looking good without affecting your eco-friendly goals.
Increased Biodiversity For Wildlife
You can also designate a section of your yard to become a mini meadow, which is ideal for local wildlife and boosts biodiversity. Instead of keeping your entire lawn trimmed down to an inch, letting wildflower patches grow is a great way to encourage bees and other animals to pollinate which will increase the quality of life in the area. Furthermore, wildflowers are pretty, so you have something to look at and enjoy when you spend time outside.
Cut Down On Pollution
People obsessed with creating a beautiful garden often do more harm than they mean to. This isn’t entirely their fault because they might not know how the products they use can damage the environment or affect biodiversity. By taking a step back and letting your garden grow naturally, you can reduce the impact caused by pesticides and fertilizers and instead enable your plants and flowers to grow as they should. Since you aren’t interested in showing off huge growth, you don’t need to force anything to thrive. Instead, you can let it take its time like nature intended.
Reducing Costs
Taking a natural approach to your garden also means you can reduce costs. You don’t need to spend too much (if anything) on expensive tools or equipment because you can’t (and shouldn’t) justify buying something you’re only going to use a few times a year. Instead, you should be able to borrow lawnmowers or other tools from neighbors, friends, and family. What’s more, because you don’t own anything, you don’t need to invest in a shed or other storage solution, allowing you to make the most of the yard space you have.
Better Waste Management
Living a zero-waste lifestyle doesn’t just end with your food. You can also apply it to your yard by using fallen leaves or mowed grass for mulch. This approach provides crucial nutrients for the soil and further encourages the circle of life that will result in healthier plants and flowers as 2ell as produce if you want to grow fruits and vegetables.
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An eco-friendly yard is a fantastic way to improve sustainability around your home and boost the local environment. These small changes can be much more effective than you think, and it also ensures unbeatable peace of mind that you’re doing everything possible to make your property sustainable.
