Permeable Paver Patio
I believe that landscape professionals should play a key role in caring for the environment. It may seem that landscaping in general is a “Green” process, but there are many products and techniques that you can use to make your landscape more environmentally friendly. Therefore, I offer environmentally friendly landscaping services to do our part to create a healthy, sustainable world.
Environmentally Friendly Landscaping:
Bio-Filters – created by planting native plants in a reservoir area where runoff is settled out before heading to streams and rivers
Permeable Pavers – present a solid surface, but still allow stormwater and pollutants to drain through the surface in a natural, ecological process. Used for patios, walkways and driveways. See our earlier blog on Permeable Pavers.
Green Walls – construct retaining walls with plantable systems to stabilize they grade and add greenery and beauty
Green Wall
Dry Wells – create gravel filled areas to manage gutter runoff that is filtered through ground water before entering streams and waterways
Intelligent Irrigation/Low Volume Emitters/Drip Irrigation – irrigation control technologies to control water flow and avoid over watering
Green Landscape Design – incorporate eco-friendly designs that include: native plants, smart irrigation, permeable pavers, drainage systems and an emphasis on energy reduction
Use Native Plants – plants will require less water and maintenance
Plants that reduce energy costs – plant deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs to cool in the summer and warm in the winter
Vegetable and Herb Gardens – design and plant vegetable and herb gardens for your own fresh food. See our earlier post on vegetable gardens.
For environmentally friendly landscaping products and services provided by Carville Landscape Co., visit our website at www.carvillelandscape.com.
Love your blog, even though coming from me, the guy who loves everything green, it probably doesn’t mean all that much! Anyway to a greener 2010!
I agree, all professionls dealing with landscaping, paving, etc should play a role in the environment. Every little helps. In addition to landscaping green even your driveway can be more environmentally friendly. Its not better than having grass of course, but if you have a driveway this is a way to make it more eco friendly. With stamping your asphalt driveway and using StreetBond coating, it actually reduces Island Heat Effect. Which is getting worse and worse with all the construction in cities and the temperature rise. Also the coating contributes to LEED credits. All the products are water based and non toxic. So no chemical run off like so many other chemicals do. Just a another way to help the environment.
-My Driveway Dr.
Read the article Eco Friendly Asphalt –http://drivewayimpressions.wordpress.com/2010/08/13/asphalt-a-more-eco-friendly-alternative/