Learn How To Maintain Your Sustainability

Environmentally friendly practices

An ideal sustainable landscape would not require any maintenance at all. However, there are a number of reasons why the urban environment makes it difficult have a landscape with zero maintenance.

Taking that into consideration, maintenance work performed should continue the goal of sustainability and having the smallest environmental impact.

This includes:

• Constructive pruning and not shearing hedges and plants
• Using integrated pest management
• Producing mulch and/or compost onsite from plant trimmings
• Reapplying mulch regularly for moisture and weed control
• Using only organic fertilizers
• Regularly checking irrigation systems for malfunctions and leaks
• Reapplying compost to support healthy soil
• Reducing or eliminating tools that use fossil fuels

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