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 Gardening is all about creating a beautiful environment. Sustainable
gardening is about maximising those benefits to our natural environment
and reducing some negative environmental impacts gardening can have.
Gardening can have a positive benefit to the health of our environment.
If we plant local plants we provide food and shelter for birds and
butterflies. By conserving water in the garden we help maintain water
levels 'in our reservoirs. If we reduce the use of chemicals in the
garden we help to keep our storm water runoff into creeks and streams
chemical free. By composting our household and garden organic waste we
can reduce the amount of waste going into landfill and therefore reduce
the amount of greenhouse gas produced. If we purchase renewable
resources for the garden instead of non-renewable resources, we can help
to protect our old growth forests and river ecosystems. It is easy to
create beautiful gardens that suit our local climate and soil and have a
low impact on our natural environment. Sustainable gardening can be
introduced gradually e.g. as an exotic plant dies replace it with local
plant. Sustainable gardens are low maintenance, as they require less
watering, lower application of fertilisers and chemicals, and less
mowing and pruning.
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