Let Nature Express Itself in Your Yard and Gardens

Gardens can add unique characteristics to your yards landscape.
Keeping it natural can create a unique touch that only nature can provide.
Natural looking landscape designs are becoming a more popular way of landscaping and add many benefits to the environment.
Creating a setting just as nature does along the scenic country side is easy to do in your own yard, and it doesn't have to be at a large expense.
Many of times there are things you already have stored away that can be used as accent pieces around your yard or in a garden.
Wheel barrows, chairs, old worn out garden tools, pails and even old boots or shoes all make interesting items that will add a unique touch to your landscape project.
When you take a drive along an old country road and look at all the old homesteads that have things they haven't used in years piled along side of an old barn or garage, these are the places you want to take notice of to get ideals that you can include when creating a natural look for your yard.
Using old items you already have is a great way to recycle things that you normally would have just thrown away.
Creating a natural landscape has many environmental benefits.
It creates habitat that will provide for and shelter many forms of life that can greatly benefit your yard and gardens.
These forms of life can be form the tiniest microorganisms to birds and deer.
They all have their own purpose, from pest control to improving the soil so plant life can thrive.
Composting is a natural occurrence with nature, and adds a variety of natural benefits for the environment.
It provides a food source for the vast community of life that exists in soil naturally.
This life improves the soils structure and provides the beneficial nutrients that plant life need to thrive.
It also creates and environment that is healthy, along with aiding in pest and disease control in both yards and gardens.
Keeping the soil in your yard healthy is just as important as having a healthy soil structure in your garden.
Mulching your grass cuttings and allowing the to decompose naturally will greatly benefit your yard.
With a healthy soil grass will develop a stronger root system, and one that will penetrate deeper into the soil, benefit from the natural nutrients a healthy soil retains, along with making it more drought resistant.
Watching how nature works and the beauty it can provide when given the opportunity in your yard is a rewarding experience.