Archive for the 'landscaping' Category
Why are people talking about Rain Barrels?
0 Comments Published by Seamus Ford July 13th, 2008 in landscaping, Home, Activism, Water Ecology.I live in the Great Lakes region and for the millions of us who do, water is abundant, rain is regular and plentiful, so why would a non-profit organization in Madison, Wisconsin be advocating the use of rain barrels?
A rain barrel acts as cistern that captures rain water from your downspout and and […]
Environmentally Conscious Landscaping
0 Comments Published by Seamus Ford June 18th, 2008 in landscaping, Commentary.In another article we talked about the idea of killing your front lawn. The idea being that in the United States a huge amount of resources go into keeping lawns green. 40 billions dollars is spent annually on 18 million acres of residential lawns in the United States.
The treatment and upkeep of those […]
Kill your front lawn- or at least really neglect it.
1 Comment Published by Seamus Ford March 23rd, 2008 in landscaping, Commentary.This article is about what happens if you ignore propaganda that your front lawn is supposed to look like a fairway at Cog Hill.
DO YOU REALLY CARE THAT MUCH ABOUT WHAT YOUR NEIGHBORS THINK?
Who said that a well kept home is supposed be surrounded by sea of manicured grass. Do people actually like pushing […]
