| If you are in the landscaping business or are | | | | a hidden, green, and non polluting system to keep |
| simply a do it yourself type of person you've | | | | your waterfall filtered. This is just one small |
| probably heard the term "Going Green | | | | example of how to go green with landscaping. |
| Landscaping". You may have often wondered | | | | There are a variety of other techniques available |
| what this term means exactly and how it affects | | | | but there are too many to mention here. They |
| you. The explanation is very simple and there is | | | | range from all aspects of the spectrum as well |
| no need to worry as it's hardly harmful. | | | | and are not just for water filtering. Many of them |
| Going green landscaping is the term used to | | | | have to do with the way the actual landscaping is |
| describe the way that landscaping is evolving to | | | | done with the whole idea being to waste less and |
| meet the needs of the future. Now most people | | | | use more green materials. This means wasting |
| know that going green refers to making | | | | less dirt, using more recycled materials, better |
| environmentally friendly products and creating less | | | | more efficient construction methods, and more |
| waste. While landscapers don't manufacture a | | | | economical designs. |
| product they do consume materials for their | | | | Lighting in particular is one field that has benefitted |
| projects. Improving upon the methods for | | | | from the recent push for green technologies. As |
| completing these projects is one method for | | | | bulbs have become more energy efficient it costs |
| going green in this field. | | | | less to light your outdoor landscapes and ponds. |
| For example, say you have a waterfall in your | | | | Add to the fact that outdoor solar power lights |
| backyard that has a powered filter and pump to | | | | have fallen in price and you have a self sustaining |
| keep the water clean. Obviously without power | | | | light source that only needs sun and you're good |
| the pump wouldn't work so you can either use | | | | to go. |
| batteries or hook it up to your homes electrical | | | | Landscaping is a very profitable business but like |
| system. Batteries wear out so you therefore | | | | any business it's slowly changing. The modern |
| have a source of waste when you replace them | | | | world is demanding that newer technologies be |
| and hooking it up to your home is unreliable due | | | | developed for all fields of industry. The end result |
| to a power outage. If you have one of these | | | | is an industry that's cleaner and wastes less in all |
| outages then the water will not be filtered and if | | | | fields. |
| you have any fish in the pond at the bottom of | | | | Fortunately going green isn't as expensive as it |
| the fountain they can easily die. | | | | used to be which makes it easier to do. Add to |
| Therefore the green answer to this problem is a | | | | the fact that the processes for going green have |
| solar panel with a rechargeable battery. As long as | | | | become more user friendly and landscaping has |
| there is sun there is power, and the battery | | | | never been easier. Just remember to make sure |
| system can store enough to last a few days for | | | | your trees don't block your solar lights and you'll |
| a simple pump. Add to the fact that you can | | | | be fine. |
| store this system out of the way and you have | | | | |