Reducing a Lawn, Grass, Garden’s Water Use – Green Weed Prevention

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Lawns use 50-80% of  a household’s water. That amounts to a lot of money every year!   Here are some tips to save on water. Keeping a green lawn takes a lot of care. After the kids have outgrown play areas, consider dumping your lawn.

• Ditch the lawn or replace it with artificial turf.
• Flowers use less water than grass.  Pathways use no water.
• Mulch in gardens prevents soil erosion, helps keep moisture in the soil, and keeps weeds away.
• Native grasses, flowering perennials, succulents, hearty shrubs are good drought tolerant replacements for lawns

Eco-friendly green Weed Prevention

Weeds are a fact of life in gardens. Using harsh chemicals to eliminate weeds simply causes other problems. Eco-friendly green Weed Prevention is available through the use of several products.

Weed block landscape fabric is used on permanent landscape and garden areas, under patios, sidewalks, and decks. It is made from INGEO fiber and is derived from renewable resources. You can also buy a recycled version.

You can also use cardboard and newspaper underneath wood chips or mulch.

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2. Water Saving Tips Continued
3. Water Saving Tips – Save Water and Money
4. Grasscycling – Recycling Grass
5. Easy Vegetable Gardens – Farm in a box
6. Victory Gardens
7. Artificial Grass – Artificial Turf Synthetic Grass
8. New Eco Friendly Green Salad – Weeds

Posted on July 26th, 2010
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