by Landscape For Life | Sep 19, 2017 | Health, Maintenance, Materials
Limit Toxins in Your Landscape Use low- or no-VOC materials. Volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, refer to a large number of mostly petrochemical-derived substances that readily become a gas at room temperature. VOCs can be bad for the environment and have been...
by Landscape For Life | Sep 19, 2017 | Health
Design for Well-being Your backyard should be a place of pleasure, not anxiety over that big lawn that needs mowing and shrubs that need pruning. Design your yard as a place for recreation and socializing, with a private space for rest and repose. Think...
by Landscape For Life | Sep 19, 2017 | Health
Reduce Light Pollution The night sky in cities and many suburbs is filled not with stars but with the pervasive orange haze of artificial light. Scientists are discovering that this light pollution may have serious effects on human health and can disrupt the normal...
by Landscape For Life | Sep 18, 2017 | Health, Maintenance, Plants
Use Integrated Pest Management Integrated pest management, or IPM, is another commonsense approach to pest control that includes many of the techniques used by organic gardeners but does not rule out the use of synthetic pesticides as a last resort. Although it was...
