What Does A Green Garden Look Like?

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If you are truly a proponent of going green, then you will employ a number of different gadgets, devices and design principles in order to help you make the most of it. A green home then should be filled with little indicators of your green leaning, and this will at the same time help you to communicate the message to anyone who comes round.

The same goes for the garden, and in fact it actually makes sense that it should be even more important for the garden which after all is actually green and also a natural space where you’ll be growing plants and creating your own little microcosm of an ecosystem.

So does your garden meet the mark? Does it have all of the hallmarks of a truly green garden? Here a checklist of things that can make it so…

Vegetables

There are few things more green than growing your own fruits and vegetables and this way you’ll be able to not only save yourself money on food shopping but at the same time ensure that that food has been grown organically. Going green is more than just a way to save money and reduce your emissions, it’s a lifestyle choice that means learning to live off of the land and to work with the ecosystem, and growing your own vegetables is a great way to embody this spirit.

Alternative Energy

If you are going to embrace alternative energy in any shape or form, then you will do so most likely using some kind of outdoor installation. Whether you use solar panels, wind turbines or geothermal energy, all alternative forms of energy are found outdoors. Of course you don’t need to invest in alternative forms of energy in order to go green – this is no doubt a big step – but still a roof full of solar panels is a pretty good sign that you’re looking at a green residence. And of course if you do decide to bite the bullet it will repay you with dividends.

Solar Lights

If you can’t afford to go the whole hog and have your roof covered by reflective surfaces, you might still want to use solar energy in some smaller capacities and using solar garden lights is a logical and easy way to do so.

Bird House

A garden isn’t only useful to the environment for converting carbon emissions back into O2, it can also provide a habitat for the local wildlife in the area, help the spread of pollen and seeds and generally encourage the local ecosystem. Using a bird house or bath you can encourage this further and again get the opportunity to watch nature in action.

Organic Fertilizers and Pesticides

If Sherlock Holmes were assessing whether the owner of a garden was a fan of going green, he might notice egg shells around the plant beds, or ladybird gardens kept nearby. Going green means eschewing the synthetic options for fertilizer and pesticide and getting more creative, and this can leave some little tell-tale signs on your garden.

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