Posted by Mike | Posted in Landscape Design Ideas | Posted on 01-07-2010
Tags: environment, food, garden, gardening, landscaping front yards plants, plants, sustainability
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Landscaping for Local Environment
Landscaping for local environment
When you decide to landscape your environment by way of enhancing that private lawn that you have or even contributing to the neighborhood landscape, what do you normally do? Landscaping has always been considered as a great value added addition to any home, and acts as a great stress buster. In today’s high stress environments, this is a perfect getaway, available at your own premises. Local conditions have to be taken into consideration while designing your landscape. Getting exotic plants are not a great option, as these plants are not suited for all types of environments. Choosing plants is of paramount importance. The best option in such cases is to choose native plants and use them in your landscape.
Native plant communities are very useful and are instrumental in upholding the balance of the nature in a certain locality. The reason for such plants to have grown in abundance in a certain area is the availability of the soil type and minerals that help in their growth. Trying to uproot these can disturb the balance. Hence, it is vital that any landscaping be done by keeping in mind the native plants. These plants are very adaptable and require very less fertilizers or maintenance or even pesticides. This makes them very low maintenance and easy to grow. Contrary to popular belief, these plants have beautiful flowers and if kept well, by pruning them and beautifying them, they can look really attractive. Since these are low maintenance, they can be maintained by an amateur as well, and does not require any expertise.
To do this, you have to first educate yourself about the various native plants available and their cultivation methods. Always buy nursery sold native plants as these are more domestic in nature. Most nurseries have such short, easily maintainable native plants which have good showy flowers. These are best suited for personal landscapes. Also native plants require common fertilizers like compost and hence try to supply these by processing them at home. A small compost plant is not a very tough proposition and can be easily maintained at your back yard. Keeping the sensibilities of your neighbors in mind is also important while planning your landscapes. Ensure that the plant varieties that you intend to plant at home do not cause any inconvenience to your neighbors, as some people are known to be allergic to certain types of native plants.
Even if you want to have exotic species as part of your landscape, make sure that you educate yourself well about maintaining them. Wrong types of soil or environment can kill these plants and you end up not only losing the plants but also money, as these species tend to be expensive.
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