Sustainable Gardening Ideas

Sustainable gardens restore and enhance nature for the benefit of wildlife and people, this can include growing food, providing habitat for wildlife, soil building, water management, recycling and by using sustainable gardening practices to protect our natural resources for the future.
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the diagram shows how rain is coming down and what it's like to live in
Rain gardens retains water on site to replenish groundwater and plants filter water of contaminates to protect local waterways.
a large blue barrel sitting on top of a wooden deck next to plants and flowers
Plastic & Steel Rainwater Collection Tanks | Tank Depot
Basic rain harvest barrel for residential use.
a gravel path in the middle of a garden with rocks and plants on either side
Broken terra cotta pottery as path mulch
an illustration shows the parts of a rain shower and how to use it for landscaping
Using Rain Gardens To Keep Waterways Pollution-Free
How a Rain Garden Works While they may seem just like pretty little front-yard flower beds, rain gardens function like mini forests by soaking up and filtering rainwater runoff
people walking on the sidewalk next to a small stream that is running through an urban street
Street side Rain Garden
a flooded street with cars parked on the side
World Water Day March 22nd!
Curb side Rain Garden
a man riding a skateboard down the side of a street next to tall buildings
rain garden
an image of a water heater with instructions on how to install it and where to use it
Bushman 865 Gallon Round Tall Above Ground Tank Package - Rainwater Collection and Stormwater Management
Residential water harvesting tanks
an advertisement for succulents plant sale with pictures of plants and flowers in the background
a bunch of logs stacked on top of each other in a wire basket next to flowers
Insect Hotel in a gabion wall
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the garden is full of colorful flowers and trees in the background, along with an empty lawn
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Landscape Design to Minimize Runoff, click the photo for a web article from the Master Gardeners.
a mailbox in the middle of a flower bed
rain gardens
a street with yellow lines painted on it and water puddles in the road next to it
Are Rain Gardens Mini Toxic Cleanup Sites? | Sightline Institute
The oil slick above will be washed in to our waterways with rainwater, if not redirected to a bioswale of plants that can retain and clean the water of pollutants.
the cover of san diego's book, suitable landscape and public lines by michael j miller
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San Diego Sustainable Landscape Guidelines - Part I
an artist's rendering of a street corner with flowers and trees
Street side Rain Garden