Trees and shrubs add beautiful dimension to garden designs.<\/p><\/div>\n
Setting up a rain barrel properly can serve a few purposes – collecting water that would otherwise carry oil, debris and waste down to our rivers, saving on your water bill and helping to conserve in times of drought.<\/p>\n
And when its time to cleanup, be kind by recycling your old plant pots – some nurseries will accept them back to sanitize and re-use or find a friend that grows plants from seed. You would be surprised how a couple flats of empty plant pots left out for recycling in the evening disappear by the next morning!<\/p>\n
We all want our gardens to be beautiful and you don’t need to sacrifice to create a lush container garden. Educating yourself, asking professionals for advice or enlisting their services, and committing to preserving the earth is all it takes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It\u2019s not news that we are failing our planet – creating too large of a carbon footprint, depleting natural resources, neglecting biodiversity and wasting water. The effect of this neglect extends well beyond humans – the lack of stewardship disrupts every major ecosystem on the planet. 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