New Year Garden Share Tips

Published February 20, 2012 | By Jane

What New Year resolutions are best for you and your garden?

As the New Year approaches many of us start mulling over what we can do to make next year better than the on that’s coming to an end. Yes, it’s time to start thinking about New Years resolutions. If you are a gardener, there are a number of resolutions you can make to create a more successful and sustainable garden next year. Here is a list of just some potential ideas you might want to add to your list for New Years gardening resolutions. These are New Year garden tips you can share with your friends as well as doing yourself.

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Recycle and reuse: consider materials from your attic, garage or basement or check out junk yards to see what can help you build artistic and useful fencing, walls, gates and other garden structures.
Start a compost pile to recycle kitchen and garden waste.
Find sustainable alternatives. Consider using gravel, decomposed granite, bricks, stone and other permeable materials rather than flat tar or concrete for open surfaces.
Replace some or all lawn with low water alternatives like permeable paving or drought-tolerant gardens.
Build in water catch systems. Add drainage ponds, underground tanks or set up rain barrels.
Share edible produce from the garden with friends and neighbors or donate your extra food to non-profit organizations.
Help someone else learn about gardening by teaching, taking children for a tour around your garden or writing gardening articles.
Grow your own cut flowers in a special cutting garden.
Plant a drought-resistant garden to replace a thirstier one.
Experiment with living walls and green roofs.
Grow an herb garden to use for cooking, health and craft-making.

These are just some of the many possibilities you might want to incorporate into your garden to make it even better in the coming year. Check up on some of the new ideas, products and inventions showing up in the green industry since attitudes about traditional gardening methods have started to change over the past few years. Think of what changes would be appropriate to your particular property. Share your New Year garden tips with friends and family. And add your new ideas to your own New Years gardening resolution list.

Originally posted 2010-12-28 11:15:17. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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