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Landscaping Tips for Your Yard

Did you know that your landscaping can save you money? For instance, planting trees on the south and west sides of your house can reduce your electric bill by about 10% in the hottest summer months.

Planting shrubs and plants around the exterior or your home helps keep the house cooler in summer, as well. This creates a dead air area that helps keep the house warm in winter and cool in summer.

As energy prices soar, the savings begins to really add up.

Other landscaping ideas that save you money include reducing the amount of grass you have in your yard by putting islands of plants and ground cover in your yard. My father-in-law did this with one house he owned and reduced the amount of water needed to keep the grass green.

Putting up a fence or planting bushes and tress to shelter your house from cold winter winds is one way to reduce the money spent on heating in the cold months of the year.

By investigating different landscaping options you can actually save energy and spend less on heating and cooling your home throughout the year.

Landscaping Ideas 

Using Native Plants to Save Water

If you live in a climate that gets little rain you can save money and save water by landscaping with drought resistant plants throughout your yard. There are types of grass that can survive with less water, as well as trees, bushes, and flowers that require less water than other types.

Selecting plants and trees that are native to your area is the first step in using plants that require less water. They also save you money by not requiring expensive fertilizers and nutrients be added to the soil.

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Favorite Landscaping Books 

Viburnums: Flowering Shrubs for Every Season

Amazon Price: $26.37 (as of 11/27/2009) Buy Now

Step-by-Step Landscaping (Better Homes & Gardens Gardening)

Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 11/27/2009) Buy Now

Western Landscaping Book: Companion to the Best-Selling Western Garden Book

Amazon Price: $19.77 (as of 11/27/2009) Buy Now

Landscaping for Dummies

Amazon Price: $11.55 (as of 11/27/2009) Buy Now

Hillside Landscaping: A Complete Guide to Successful Gardens on Sloping Ground

Amazon Price: $12.89 (as of 11/27/2009) Buy Now

Favorite Landscaping Links 

Landscaping Ideas and Info
This site is full of landscaping ideas and information that will give you ideas for how to landscape your yard.
Landscaping and Gardening Tips
A site that has landscaping and gardening tips and ideas that will help your garden look good and thrive.
Gardening and Landscaping
Tips for gardening and landscaping, including organic gardening (a great way to save money on food), flower gardening, and more. Make your yard a paradise with the info you will find here.

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