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1. Decrease the size of your lawn, which uses far more water and fertilizer than planting beds do. We can design and install drought tolerant plantings for your home or business.
2. Install edible plant material such as blueberries, raspberries, muscadines, herbs or a vegetables.
3. Install a Install a very efficient drip or soaker hose system which is now allowed by current watering restrictions.
4. Check out this new rain water harvesting system call Rain Exchange. Use the rain that falls on your roof for all your outdoor watering needs. http://www.rainexchange.com/downloads/rainxchange-rainwater-harvesting-illustration.pdf
5. We use only organic fertilizers in our Maintenance Program, which helps protect our streams and wildlife and is better for your pets and children!
6. Plant deciduous trees in front of large windows which lets sunlight in during the winter months, but blocks it in the summer.
7. Install a rain garden in a low spot in your yard and plant it with water loving plants. This will allow the storm water to soak into the soil rather than running into a nearby street or stream.
8. Install pervious pavers which is a great looking brick with holes between them to allow water to percolate into the soil.
9. Install LED outdoor lighting, a very efficient type of lighting, which uses a fraction of the energy and last much longer than traditional landscape lights.
10. Stay Home! Create a back yard you can relax and entertain in so you don't have to travel as much.
11. Take advantage of new Federal and State Grants, which reimburse you up to 65% of the cost of solar hot water, solar electric, geo thermal and wind energy sources.
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