A LANDSCAPE TO SAVE YOU MONEY, WRITTEN BY ECOLOGIST JACK PIZZO
No this is not the weed-patch of the long-haired, aged hippie living off the grid. Natural landscapes are cost effective, functional and beautiful. You may know that creating natural landscapes helps the environment in many ways - native plants help stabilize soil, prevent erosion, increase water quality, provide a habitat for songbirds and butterflies and provide beauty all year long, too. What you may not realize is that one of the real advantages of a natural landscape can be "the bottom line." Once established, your savings in maintenance costs can pay a huge dividend, by reducing maintenance costs. While we understand the need for sustainable landscape, we do not advocate removal of all lawn and traditional landscape, what we do advocate is creating an energy efficient, cost effective, and radiant landscape when the need for a new, retrofit or problem-solving installation arises.
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