Always looking for ways to enhance your garden to be eco-friendly and efficient, yet keeping a luscious green blooming garden? Follow our five tips to use less energy in your garden and save the pennies on your bills!
Water plants efficiently
Contrary to beliefs the best time to water your plants is in the morning! If you water them in the afternoon, the heat will evaporate the water rather than the plants absorbing it. If you water plants in the evening, you risk giving the grass lawn disease as a wet lawn at night is the perfect condition for fungus to grow.
Get a water butt
Rainwater is ideal for watering the plants because of its neutral pH, it’s softer than tap water and soaks into the ground deeper. Adding a water butt to your garden is the perfect way to save water and use it efficiently.
Mulch flowerbeds
Adding mulch to your flowerbeds and roots of trees will retain moisture and lower temperature in the soil. This way, water is absorbed by the plant efficiently and prevents the sun from evaporating the liquid. In the process, water is saved and is a far more eco-friendly way to garden. If you use organic mulch it helps to improve the soil’s fertility as they decompose.
Choose your plants carefully
Opting for plants that are drought resistant means they will be thriving even on the hottest of days. It's an effective way to reduce the amount of water used. Not only will you be saving water, but money all long year too, making it a truly eco-friendly landscape.
Here’s a list of some drought resistant plants:
- Cistus x pulverulentus ‘Sunset’
- Fremontodendron ‘California Glory’
- x Halimiocistus sahucii
- Helichrysum petiole ‘Limelight’
- Lavandula anguvstifolia Miss Muffet (‘Scholmis’)
- Lupinus arboreus
- Perovskia ‘Blue Spire’
- Spartium junceum
- Ulex europaeus ‘Flore Pleno’
- Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Guard’
Solar power lighting
A finishing step for your ideal eco-friendly garden is to incorporate solar power lighting. Whether you wanted fairy lights, decorative lamps or path lights, you can find a large variety on the market. Keeping them in the sunlight will make them perform best and light up your garden in the evening. Plus, it's the perfect way to save on your energy bills.
