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Pros And Cons Of Sustainable Landscaping

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Sustainable Landscaping I will be talking about exactly what the title says. Sustainable landscapes. They can be a bit tricky and hard to wrap your head around when you first hear it. There are several things you need to know before you dive right into this world of landscaping. First off, you need to know if gardening or greenhousing is for you. Pros and Cons are good to think of before you start construction, with anything for that matter. Next thing you have to think of water harvesting. Lastly is electricity conserving. I will be going into depth on these three topics.

Water saving, what’s the big idea? Just think of all that money you could save if you started water harvesting! It lowers your water bill, since you basically are collecting

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