A garden can be a wonderful sanctuary from the stresses of modern life, a place to unwind and watch the everyday miracles of nature unfold. Make your garden a truly green space by encouraging wildlife, minimizing water use, avoiding chemicals and growing some food. Switch to organic gardening now....
Key Steps for Gardening:
Go organic:
Buy a book on organic gardening to cut out chemicals.
Compost:
Compost all kitchen scraps except cooked food and meat, plus garden cuttings and paper. All you need is a pile in your garden and something to cover it.
Go wild:
Create a wildlife area, fenced off from pets with a pond for frogs, birds and dragonflies, birdbath/house, bat box and squirrel feeder. Let grass grow in the summer to provide habitat for moths. Plant native wildflowers and trees, preserving biodiversity by choosing threatened species.
Grow food:
To eliminate packaging and food miles. Good choices for novice gardeners include tomatoes, garlic, carrots, rocket, rosemary, parsley, mint, basil and bay.
No garden?:
Grow herbs in a window box , rent an allotment or see if there’s a community garden near you.
Want to do More..
- See if your home is suited for solar panels or a wind turbine.
- Consider eco-friendly building materials, such as mud-brick, rammed earth or strawbale.
- Paint interior walls in light colours to reduce the need for lighting.
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