Think Green in Your Landscape - Organic Landscaping by Kent Higgins

With a growing population comes more pollution. People are beginning to notice, and they are trying to help in any way that they can. Using landscaping techniques that do not harm the environment is a great way to help. It is also cheap and healthier for you. Using pesticides or fertilizers can be harmful to your health or the health of your children. Organic gardening is safe for everyone. Also, organic gardening can be done with materials that you already have. You won't have to go out and buy chemicals.

Using native plants is a great way to begin organic landscaping. They are used to surviving naturally in the local conditions, so you will have to do less to try to make them survive. They have evolved to survive on their own. Bringing in exotic plants may require chemicals to help them to survive.

The most basic aspect of your landscaping is your lawn. Contrary to what you may believe, you do not need a lot of chemicals to keep pests away. Instead, simply caring for the grass and soil by giving them the proper nutrients and amount of water will be plenty. Organic fertilizer costs a little bit more, but it works so well that it lowers costs in the long run. You won't have to apply the fertilizer as often as synthetic fertilizer, and you will no longer need to buy chemicals.

Besides using organic fertilizer, taking care of the soil and roots through aeration helps grass to grow healthily. Aeration makes soil less compact by adding holes, so the roots will be able to grow deeper into the soil. Also, organisms such as earthworms will be able to live in the soil more easily. This is a good thing, since they create healthier soil and grass. With aeration, your grass will naturally be healthier and more resistant against pests and weeds.

A couple other techniques to organically improve the health of your lawn are top dressing and over seeding. Topdressing is when you mix compost and sand and apply it to your lawn. It strengthens your grass without using fertilizer. Over seeding is simply adding about 1.5 x the normal amount of grass seed. This will help your grass to grow thicker more quickly, which takes up more space in the soil and leaves less room for weeds to grow.

With aeration, topdressing, and over seeding, and composing, you may not need fertilizer at all, even organic. Also, if you create your own mulch out of grass clippings, raked leaves, and pine needles, the decomposition of them will create a very nutrient rich soil. Organic gardening, overall, is healthier for you and your lawn, imagine the smell of stephanotis flowers as you work outdoors. It is the most natural way to enjoy nature and landscape.

About the Author

The wonderful natural scent of stephanotis flowers blooming and climbing up a trellis is about as organic as you can get! It's nature at it's finest! What to discover more color accents and scents for your backyard landscape? Visit www.plant-care.com today!



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