Save energy, care for new trees and conserve water in one easy step.

Proper watering and mulch is the best thing you can do for the health and longevity of your trees.

Proper watering and mulch is the best thing you can do for the health and longevity of your trees.

Keep deer at bay with discarded CDs.  Use fishing line to hang advertising and discarded CDs from trees, shrubs and fences in the landscape.

Keep deer at bay with discarded CDs.

Recycle your cut Christmas tree, greens, and wreaths in the landscape.

Share your morning java jolt with your landscape.

And the dish ran away with the spoon.  Create a nursery rhyme garden for the kids and recycle old dishes in your landscape.

Use drip irrigation to minimize water use and waste in the garden.

Spend less time watering and more time enjoying your garden.

Replace water guzzling plants with ones suited to your region';s rainfall and growing conditions

Replace water guzzling plants with ones suited to your region's rainfall and growing conditions.

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.

Get fresh from the garden flavor without planting a seed.

Create a finch feeder from a used plastic jug or bottle.

Convert discarded five gallon buckets into plant markers.

Take advantage of gravity when gardening on a slope.

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.

Recycle your kitchen scraps right in the garden.

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.

Recycle old catalogues as new ones arrive.

Put chipped china and discarded silver serving dishes to work in the garden.

Conserve water and encourage healthy growth with proper watering techniques.

Conserve water and save money by adding a few rain barrels to your landscape.

Replace your downspouts with rain chains. Simple or fancy, homemade or purchased your imagination and budget are your only limit.

Don't throw out that milk jug.  Put it back to work in the garden.

Recycle your newspaper and cardboard right in your garden.

Don't throw away worn or broken garden furniture.

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.

Put away the rake and break out the electric mower to manage your fall leaves.

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.

Starting plants from seeds indoors is a great way to extend the season.

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.

Recycle, don't discard your old garden hose.

Make an environmental fashion statement by incorporating rain barrels into your landscape design.

Group moisture loving plants together and near the water source.

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.