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by | Apr 5, 2021 | LFL Classes

Every home landscape has the potential to help clean air and water, reduce flooding, cool your town or city, and combat climate change. Landscape for life shows you how to work with nature, no matter where you live, whether you garden on a city or a suburban lot, a...
Design for Well-being

Design for Well-being

by | Sep 19, 2017 | Health

Design for Well-being Your backyard should be a place of pleasure, not anxiety over that big lawn that needs mowing and shrubs that need pruning. Design your yard as a place for recreation and socializing, with a private space for rest and repose. Think...
Reduce Light Pollution

Reduce Light Pollution

by | Sep 19, 2017 | Health

Reduce Light Pollution The night sky in cities and many suburbs is filled not with stars but with the pervasive orange haze of artificial light. Scientists are discovering that this light pollution may have serious effects on human health and can disrupt the normal...
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

by | Sep 19, 2017 | Materials

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle You can minimize the negative impacts of materials and product manufacturing by strictly adopting this mantra: reduce, reuse and recycle.   Reduce: Use less. To reduce simply means to do more with less. It’s a good idea to keep this...
Use Certified Woods

Use Certified Woods

by | Sep 19, 2017 | Materials

Use Certified Woods While consumers clamor for lists of wood species to choose and endangered wood species to avoid, many experts are hesitant to make recommendations for a number of reasons. Trees become threatened when they are not being harvested sustainably, yet...
Purchase Local or Indigenous Materials

Purchase Local or Indigenous Materials

by | Sep 19, 2017 | Materials

Purchase Local or Indigenous Materials Using locally produced materials has multiple advantages. It reduces the fossil fuels and associated pollutants (including greenhouse gas emissions) required for shipping. It supports local businesses and feeds money into the...