Landscapes and Gardens

Learn how to be eco-friendly with our easy tips and advice. From composting kitchen scraps to changing your appliance settings to weather proofing your house, there’s all kinds of things you can do to save energy and live greener. A few simple changes can help the environment and save you big money, too!

Landscapes and Gardens Projects

Make you own mosquito trap (Ovitrap) for 50 cents!

Hold the pesticide sprays! How To Make Your Own 50-cent Pesticide-Free Mosquito “Ovitrap”!  This project can be downloaded here: Ovitrap Directions Did you know that most of those sprays being View Project

Raised Garden Beds for Your Yard

Are you exploring the idea of getting rid of your lawn, and growing perennials or vegetables? Imagine this: you can be dressed for work or play, and come home and View Project

How to Get Rid of Your Lawn

A lawn won’t spontaneously turn into a garden or meadow — it is much more than throwing away your lawn mower.  View Project

Install a Rain Garden

Rain gardens are a beautiful way to use your landscape to soak up and filter excess rainwater and keep it from entering storm drains or going directly into streams. View Project

Create a Conservation Landscape

Conservation landscaping can help protect air and water, manage stormwater, conserve energy, and provide a more beautiful, healthier human environment. By using native plants and low-input designs, you’ll reduce water, pesticide and fertilizer use. View Project