It always starts in a simple way. First you have a bit of lawn and a shrub to go along with it. Then you move on to plants and flowers or even, if you’re feeling daring, a tree of medium height. Once you get to that point, it snowballs into the creation of the residential front yard jungle. Gardening can add a lot to the look of a house or business and there are many ways to get there without using a large amount of natural resources.

One of the main ways to green your garden is to avoid planting non-native plants. A non-native plant is any plant that does not indigenously live in the given area. If your front yard is full of plants that do not naturally grow in your area, it will force you to use more resources to keep the yard looking good. For example, a house in Arizona that has a huge patch of lawn will use more water to tend the lawn than a house that used things like cactus and local grasses as part of their landscaping plans.

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