Pesticides and other harmful chemicals you put on your lawn are not only detrimental to the air, water, and soil (i.e. the whole flipping planet) but the health of your family and community. The pesticides you use for lawn care don’t stay on your lawn. You and your family drag them into the house on your shoes. Pets run through the lawn and spread the pesticides. And particles drift off into the neighborhood. Yay! Instead, keep it green and healthy by reducing your overall use of pesticides – in fact, many people don’t use any pesticides at all.

Here’s how to …read more

Now that spring is here you may be considering ways to green your landscaping. Here are five green landscaping ideas…

Use solar lighting in the garden and on the patio. Now that the sun will be shining more often, solar lights are the perfect green landscaping lighting solution. Bonus, plenty of companies carry outdoor solar lighting now, so if you check around, you should be able to find a price that works for any budget.
Build and install a rain barrel. A rain barrel can provide water for all kinds of uses. From washing your car to watering flowers, saving rain is …read more