Where to Buy Eco Friendly Landscaping Products

Make Your Yard Green in More Ways Than One

Sophia S. Mark
Your yard is the perfect place to begin practicing eco-friendly living, after all, it is part of nature and the way we treat it has an impact on the environment. Landscaping, and the products we use to create and maintain that landscape, play a big role in how efficient and sustainable our homes can be. By creating an eco friendly yard with the green landscaping practices, you will realize a yard that thrives and is healthy for both you and wildlife to enjoy. The following are several eco friendly landscaping products to help you keep your yard looking incredible and why you should use them.

Reel Motors
One of the most important parts about the landscaping around our homes is the grass. People are obsessed with their lawns, making sure the lawn is thick enough, trimmed just right, without weeds, but they don't always create the perfect lawn in the safest or green way. To help you with some of that lawn maintenance, try a reel motor, which cuts down on energy efficient, cleaner and don't pollute as much as a traditional lawn mower. For the best selection of reel lawn mowers visit www.cleanairgardening.com

Organic Fertilizers
The next step to creating an eco-friendly landscape is to practice using products that are free of chemicals and safe for you and your yard. Organic fertilizers are nature's best way of providing for itself and it doesn't hurt if you apply some to your yard because there are no chemicals used. My favorite organic lawn fertilizer is Hasta Grow Liquid Lawn Fertilizer, because it is really easy to use by just attaching the garden hose and the lawn looks great afterwards. www.agorganics.com

Lawn Aerator Shoes
To help keep your landscaping looking good, you need to make sure your lawn and garden are aerated to encourage growth and full blooms. A great eco-friendly way to do this is to strap on a pair of lawn aerator shoes every time you head out into the yard. Opening up the ground this way conserves energy, produces no waste or pollution and is entirely safe for your yard. You can find the perfect pair at www.northerntool.com

Buy Sustainable Products Made From Recycled Wood and Recycled Materials
The number of manufacturers that are switching to providing more sustainable landscaping materials is growing and their presence in your local garden centers is noticeable. When shopping for landscaping timber or bricks, make sure to chose those products that are certified wood, so that you know they have been recycled. Another option is to use composite plastic landscaping materials that is eco friendly and will last a lot longer than timber landscaping. Try www.frameitall.com for plastic lumber choices.

Solar Lighting
One of the last things that everyone likes to add to their landscaping is lighting, both to show it off at night as well as provide some lighting to get around. Instead of paying for electricity to be provided to your yard to power path or landscaping lights, use a solar option. Solar lighting is energy efficient and is easy to install. To view several different types and styles of solar lighting, visit www.samsclub.com

Published by Sophia S. Mark

Sophia is a freelance writer from Chicago who loves to share her city with readers. Named one of AC's Top 1,000 Content Producers in the 2007 People's Media Awards, Sophie enjoys writing about Chicago, fash...  View profile

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  • Harold Sink10/19/2008

    These are really good ideas. Thanks.

  • AC_MikeS10/11/2008

    Cool! I've been doing the indoor eco-friendly stuff for a while, but once I have a yard I'll keep it in mind.

  • Carol Bengle Gilbert6/18/2008

    What a great idea.

  • Pam Gaulin6/18/2008

    Oh, I just did the same thing! :-)

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