"We bring eco friendly yard care, organic gardens and native landscaping to you"
As you know the results of pollution have become more and more evident and tied to huge percentages of illness and disease. At Green By Nature we have been striving to find what we can do for a healthy, eco friendly and sustainable future.
• Gasoline powered landscape equipment accounts for over 5% of air polluti
on and even more in your neighborhood.
• 17 million gallons of fuel is spilled each year while refueling yard equipment.
• A typical lawn mower can emit the same amount of VOC’s (smog) in one hour as a car being driven 340 miles.
• Residential application of toxic fertilizers and pesticides are typically at a rate of 20 times that of farmers per acre.
• Yard waste compromises 20% of municipal solid waste. All of the unnecessary noise pollution, dust, pollen, mold spores and exhaust being emitted into the air, pollution in surface and ground water and a toxic yard are just a few side affects from conventional yard care practices. When you start adding up some of these unnecessary health concerns, pollution, production and application of toxins and disruption of neighborhoods tranquility you can start to see room for reform. Along the lines of sustainability comes the cycle of letting nature do some of the work and take care of its self. Starting with letting grass clippings mulch back into the lawn reducing weeds and the need for watering and fertilizing. Composting leaves and other yard and garden waste being used as free organic fertilizer for trees, plants, flowers and vegetable gardens completes the cycle. Garden plots ranging in size depending on your needs and space are a great way to immerse yourself in the cycle of nature. Bringing native plants back into your yard helps balance our needs with those of the environment. Native Landscaping can reduce maintenance time, cost and water requirements drastically while bringing biodiversity back to our ecosystem. Native landscaping also attracts and provides food and shelter for native birds, insects, butterflies and bees.
