Top 5 Easy Ways to Garden Greener

Green gardening is a confusing term. Gardeners talk about their love of nature, but in reality what we’re doing is manipulating nature and short of growing a field of weeds, it will remain so. So the easiest way to garden greener is to work more cooperatively with nature. Here are 5 easy steps to make your garden greener.
1. Stop Fighting Your SiteTake a good, objective look at where you are gardening. Many gardeners skip right over the . They know they want an English cottage garden, or sun loving tropical plants or maybe an alpine rock garden. Many of us want to try a little of everything.
If you are constantly adding lime or sulfur to your soil, if you have to fertilize every week, if watering takes up more of your time than gardening and if you are constantly wondering why, despite these efforts, your plants aren’t thriving, there’s a good chance you are trying to grow the wrong plants.
What Should You Do?:
Have your soil tested. At the very least, know what the is and whether it’s quick draining sand, hard baked clay, rock ledge or something in between.
Watch for patterns. At what time does the sun reach your garden bed, how long does it linger, is there anything blocking full exposure and when does the sun leave the area.
Call the Master Gardeners at your local office and ask for a list of plants that are recommended for your area and then select the ones that are suited to your site. Give particular emphasis to plants native to your area.
Put plants where they will be happy. Shade lovers will waste water in the sun. Sun lovers will languish in shade and attract problems and pests. will never get enough nutrients if planted in a high pH... A plant grown in inhospitable conditions will demand more and more attention.