One look at our home, and it is clear that we desire to green the world. Green spaces can be urban parks and boulevards, including community plots, shade plants near buildings, and green roofs. One can even grow vines that bloom, produce food, and shade in damp places such as large windows, booths and patios, walkways, and entrances. And let's not forget to talk about water gardens, vegetable gardens, and green roofs too. When we bought our first home, a high-rise repair house, we turned that awkward rent of a small green cottage oasis full of trees, shrubs, flowers, and food-producing gardens. It was featured in a small local magazine and local paper at the time.
That was 11 years ago. Since then, we have done the same with our property here and there, completely transforming this home and property to the point that it will no longer be visible to the tenants here twelve years ago. It was a great pleasure to have our wildlife sanctuary, a bee-friendly property featured in I Love Creston magazine a few years ago. If you search online, you will find that we love this so much that we have written countless articles, hosted many radio shows on the subject, been invited to chat and share our advice, and more.
And in all of this, we hope to inspire others to open up their posts as well. Plants do more for us than feed and cool our homes. Perennial shrubs, plants, and trees help reduce climate change by absorbing pollutants such as carbon dioxide and nitrous oxides - removing oxygen from the air. They will also clear dust on busy roads and reduce soil erosion on farms. They reduce UV-B radiation (which causes skin cancer) and keep our cars from getting too hot in the summer.
They protect the soil by preventing erosion and waterlogging, reducing flooding, and creating ground through their life cycles. They will also help cool the air by removing water vapor from its leaves, protecting the surrounding plants from waterlogging. Planting can reduce noise, reduce heating and cooling costs in our homes, and improve the environment. They attract pollen and provide habitat for many species of wild critics, from insects to birds. Did you know that communities with more trees and green spaces have less crime? Children are a bit overweight in these areas because they play and participate in outdoor community events. Plants also provide food every year, especially trees and shrubs that produce fruit and nuts annually.
Gardens can help create sturdy areas, as we may connect and share more harvests. Gifts of birthdays, souvenirs, special holidays affect a limited budget. By sharing pre-cooked foods, natural products, flower arrangements, or preservatives (jam/jelly/syrup/wine / dried herbs) made from the garden, one can significantly reduce or eliminate the cost of gift-giving. Here, we have noticed over and over again, people traveling in pairs, in groups of families, alone - stopping to enjoy the experience of seeing a busy bee, a dancing butterfly dancing on leaves, a bird happy on Twitter ... leaves turning and swaying in the air ... a refreshing shade gives people and their dogs .
Children love to watch, and the adults love to stand and talk, share memories and tell us about some of the fantastic gardens they have seen during their travels. Neighbors stop by and pass by and try to comment or ask questions. There are many benefits to even the smallest green area - a garden on the balcony, an area with front bottles, a garden wall with tar ... it all contributes to making the world a better place. Gardeners, however, benefit significantly from their secure homes, reduced energy costs,
improved land value and freezing temperatures and cabinets every year on the food they produce. Herbs, for example, can be costly and can be frozen or dehydrated for more than a year. Just a few pots on the front stage can extract all the herbs you can use; if they are pleased, you will have to share them with others.
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