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Landscaping

Green Basics Green Irrigation

Strategies Reduce sitework disturbance by using smaller equipment

Strategies Protect trees and roots during construction

Strategies Incorporate rocks and gravel into landscape designs

Strategies Use efficient irrigation fixtures

Strategies Use organic compost as fertilizer

Strategies Use planted swales instead of curbs and gutters

Strategies Use salvaged brick

Strategies Use natural-fiber erosion-control mats

Strategies Use mulch to keep the soil moist

Strategies Plant a fence rather than build it

Strategies Use landscaping to divert water away from buildings

Strategies Shield the house with landscape features

Strategies Mix imported topsoil with what's on the site

Strategies Maximize irrigation systems with automatic controls

Strategies Control termites with a bait system

Strategies Consider environmentally friendly erosion control measures

Strategies Use a moisture meter to control irrigation

Strategies Use PEX or polypropylene pipe when possible

Strategies Choose drought-tolerant plants

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