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 using 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 10/15/2008)
Step-by-Step Landscaping (Step-By-Step)
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 10/15/2008)
Sunset Western Landscaping Book
Amazon Price: $19.77 (as of 10/15/2008)
Landscaping for Dummies
Amazon Price: $11.55 (as of 10/15/2008)
Hillside Landscaping
Amazon Price: $12.89 (as of 10/15/2008)
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.
- Landscaping Tips
- Many people contribute landscaping tips at this site. Topics include landscaping ideas, landscaping plans and designs, and how to hire a landscaper.
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TomBoyd
Great idea with using native plants to save water. Brillaint money saving tip, thanks. If you get chance check out my Garden Landscaping Materials Blog Posted August 09, 2008 |
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greg2213
We have a glass sliding door facing west, off our kitchen, and a small deck just outside that door. We put up one of those cloth canopy things and also four Arbor Vitaes on the southside ($20 each at Costco!) Now we have a shaded deck and a shaped window and it's much more livable. Posted May 18, 2008 |
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blujeanmomma
Your lens reminded me that I need to start working on our yard this year. Wrote down a few of your tips for when we shop for plants tomorrow. Posted May 16, 2008 |
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asecretgirl
Wow - I love landscaping. Loved the article. Being a newbie to the internet is like a flower opening. Posted May 16, 2008 |










