| Shred Fallen Leaves |
 Put away the rake and break out the electric mower to manage your fall leaves. Shred fall leaves as you cut the grass and leave them on the lawn. This includes oak, maple and other large slow to decompose leaves. As long as you can see the grass for the leaf pieces the lawn will be fine. In fact, the leaves will break down over winter adding nutrients and organic matter to the soil below. |
Holes in your hosta leaves? There is an eco-friendly solution to the problem - beer.
Keep deer at bay with discarded CDs. Use fishing line to hang advertising and discarded CDs from trees, shrubs and fences in the landscape.
Recycle your cut Christmas tree, greens, and wreaths in the landscape.
And the dish ran away with the spoon. Create a nursery rhyme garden for the kids and recycle old dishes in your landscape.
Give your fresh-from-the-garden or florist cut flowers a pretty eco-friendly home.
Don't throw your dehumidifier water down the drain. Use it to water houseplants or outdoor containers.
Recycle cut flowers, forced flowering plants and other short lived plants into the garden.
Recycle cut flowers, forced flowering plants, and other short lived plants into the garden.
A hot cup of coffee in front of a warm fire can have some very green implications.
Replacing your gutters and downspouts? Don't throw them away, recycle them into the garden.
Harvesting rainwater is good for your budget, your landscape and the environment.
Put fall leaves to work in your garden. I attach the bagger to my electric mower to collect and shred leaves.
Convert that old mailbox into a planter. Cut a hole in the top. Fill with a well-drained potting mix.
Keep your tools and gloves handy whenever gardening. Convert old newspaper or mail boxes into garden and glove storage.
Give a second life to milk jugs. Use them as harvest baskets for raspberries and strawberries.
Use old gates and railings as trellises in the garden. Train sweet peas, peas and beans, ivy or other vines over the railings to soften the structure.
Not excited about the look of plastic rain barrels? Consider using recycled oak whiskey or wine barrels to capture rain water.
Use shredded leaves, evergreen needles and herbicide-free grass clippings as a mulch in your garden.
Put chipped china and discarded silver serving dishes to work in the garden.
Recycle your newspaper and cardboard right in your garden.
Save money and the environment by using recycled items for starting seeds indoors.
Save money and the environment by using recycled items for starting seeds indoors.
Don't pack away the sled at winter's end. Put plastic sleds and saucers to work in the garden.
Put fallen leaves to work. Shred and leave on the lawn, mulch the soil around your plants, dig into your annual flower and vegetable gardens or compost.
Get a jump on the growing season by using a cold frame. Construct your cold frame using reclaimed wood and old window sashes or storm doors.
Each year we add new plants to the landscape and that means the plastic pots are piling up.
Each year we add new plants to the landscape and that means the plastic pots are piling up.
While "milk does a body good", its' recycled cartons can also do some good in the garden.
