2. Creating a landscape that can
contribute to a healthy &
sustainable environment while
preserving and protecting our
valuable natural resources.

3. • A Pleasure to the Owner
• Enhances a Community
• Adds to Property’s Value
• Limits Environmental Impact.
A Well-Designed Landscape is:

4. Earth-Kind ®
Environmental Stewardship

5. Earth-Kind ®
Landscaping
Earth-Kind landscaping encourages:
• Water conservation
• Landscaping for energy conservation
• Reduction of fertilizer and pesticide use
• Reduction of yard wastes entering landfills

8. Enables
Conserves
Enhances

9. Drought

10. Earth-Kind ®
Landscaping is..
“Quality landscaping that conserves
water and protects the environment.”

11. Landscape Maintenance Practices
Save Water …

12. Un-Mulched soil
May lose Twice as much water to
evaporation as …
Mulched soil.

13. Composting & Mulch …
“Borrow from the earth, and return to the soil”

14. Experienced Gardeners...
understand the
benefits of
MULCHING.

15. Organic …
Organic or
Inorganic?

16. Inorganic

17. Conserves
Moisture
Insulates
Prevents
Compaction
Prevents
Disease
Erosion
control
Clean
Fruit
Weed
Control

20. Compost Once…
Mulch
Forever…

21. Taller grass acts
like a living mulch.
Mowing turfgrass at the proper height
helps conserve moisture.

23. Efficient irrigation is one of the key
Earth-Kind practices for conserving
water in the Landscape.
Low volume irrigation systems are
among the most effective means of
achieving significant water savings.

26. See the Earth Kind Web site for more ways to
preserve and protect the environment...
http://EarthKind.tamu.edu

27. Thank You ….
Lake Granbury Master Gardener