How to Make Gardening at Home More Eco-Friendly

For many people, gardening is a quiet, relaxing hobby that helps them feel closer to nature. However, many gardening practices aren’t eco-friendly and don’t positively affect nature to the extent we may believe. For example, Americans use nearly 7 billion gallons of water per day on landscape irrigation, which is about one-third of all the water Americans use each day. Using that much water puts a strain on water supplies and impacts natural resources in other areas. Gardeners also impact the environment in unintended ways by planting non-native plant species, which can affect populations of local plants and even wildlife.

Benefits of Eco-Friendly Gardening

Eco-friendly gardening is becoming more popular as people across the country look to enjoy the benefits of gardening while reducing the harmful effects it may have on the local ecosystem. Through careful planning and good habits, backyard gardens can be a boon to the environment as well as their owners’ mood and well-being. A rain barrel can be kept close by to collect rainwater for watering a garden without depending on outside water supplies, for example. Planting certain types of wildflowers also can help attract birds and helpful insects that can eat harmful pests, which reduces the need for chemical pesticides.

Eco-Friendly Gardening Checklist

Environment-friendly gardening is easy and just as much fun, while having the added benefits of helping preserve the ecosystem. The tips in the accompanying checklist can help you practice eco-friendly gardening in your backyard. Take a look at this checklist and see what you can do to make your garden more of a help to the environment.

Eco-Friendly Gardening Checklist from: Power Planter

Biofriendly Planet Magazine would like to thank Power Planter for its article and insightful eco-friendly gardening checklist.

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