Property owners are finding that they can use their landscape design to create a more eco-friendly environment. This process of eco-landscaping helps property owners extend their green living practices to ensure they’re doing everything they can to reduce their consumption of our limited resources. This overview provides an introduction to eco-landscaping, so you can see what it can do for your property.

What are the Benefits of Eco-Landscaping?

Eco-landscaping involves the use of environmentally friendly practices in creating a landscape design and maintaining it throughout the year. This consists in switching from motorized tools to manual gardening tools and looking for ways to use less water. Another critical aspect of eco-landscaping is in eliminating the use of toxic chemicals on your grass, plants, shrubbery, and trees.

Landscape designers trained in eco-landscaping will help you create a beautiful and fully sustainable yard that will help you protect the local environment. Some of the benefits provided by this type of landscaping include more efficient use of water and energy, restoring the ecosystem and producing better quality fruits and vegetables, and even developing a composting system that reuses or recycles everything.

How Can You Use Eco-Landscaping on Your Property? 

Xeriscaping

This type of design reduces the need for landscape maintenance by putting plants with the same water needs together. In this way, you’ll use less water overall. Additionally, this practice involves looking for areas of a property that are especially prone to drought and replacing grass, or other plants, with blue oat grass, purple fountain grass, or other plants that don’t require much water to survive. 

Sprinklers and Drip Irrigation

Another effective way of maintaining an eco-friendly landscape design is by installing irrigation systems that will operate randomly. A sprinkler system can help water your lawn and shrubbery without the excessive water waste that happens when you use a regular hose. Similarly, a drip irrigation system installed over your garden can ensure your plants are getting the water they need consistently while protecting against water waste.

Synthetic Grass

Maintaining a natural lawn requires a great deal of care, as well as requiring the use of chemicals and fuel-guzzling lawnmowers. A greener alternative is investing in synthetic grass that doesn’t require this same level of upkeep. A synthetic lawn won’t need mowing and won’t need to be routinely watered, which will save money, energy, and water.

If installing an eco-friendly landscape design sounds appealing to you, AAA Plantscapes Hawaii will be happy to help you get started. Located in Honolulu, Hi, they have more than 18 years of landscaping experience, so they can help you create a greener and more appealing look for your property. To learn about the full range of services they provide, visit them online. To speak directly with one of their customer service representatives, call (808) 753-6606.