{"id":8081,"date":"2016-06-18T09:24:12","date_gmt":"2016-06-18T08:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=8081"},"modified":"2016-06-03T09:01:55","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T08:01:55","slug":"sustain-your-sustainable-gardening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/environmental-gardening\/sustain-your-sustainable-gardening\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustain Your Sustainable Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Recycled to be a Garden Seat\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/4773764531\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4123\/4773764531_6d43b6fe07.jpg\" alt=\"Green Island Garden\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To coin a phrase &#8216;Sustainable Gardening is for Life not just a passing fancy&#8217;. It is easy to drop sustainable gardening when it gets tough but here are a few tips to help you stay the distance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Composting<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good compost contains huge, free food resources and conserves moisture in the soil. You know you could do more.<\/li>\n<li>Save money on fertilizer by adding Comfrey leaves to compost bins to boost nitrogen content.<\/li>\n<li>Do not put animal and fish bones on the compost heap but you can crush and bury these bones.<\/li>\n<li>Wormeries and worm bins will eat food waste and produce good soil conditioner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Water Conservation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is more popular to save water when the drought starts but the wise gardener has already got solutions in place. But me more\u00c2\u00a0 Butts.<\/li>\n<li>Harvest water, it saves money if you are on a meter, even grey water is of use.<\/li>\n<li>Use drought tolerant plants such as Alpines and Mediterranean plants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Recycle, Repurpose and Reuse<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pruned stems can be used as plant supports and cut logs can go in a wood pile.<\/li>\n<li>Various bits of packaging can be used as planters.<\/li>\n<li>Reuse plant pots or donate them to charities who sell plants and are always asking me for contributions.<\/li>\n<li>Stones from a rocky part of the garden can improve drainage in another or be used to create a soak-away.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Encourage Wildlife<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Log Piles and brash piles save landfill and help insects and fungi.<\/li>\n<li>Companion planting can attract particular pest predators.<\/li>\n<li>Wild life encourages a natural balance in your garden.<\/li>\n<li>Leave areas of lawn unmown or create natural garden areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"golden acre green roof by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/4717845341\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4028\/4717845341_862ebf7449.jpg\" alt=\"golden acre green roof\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Green roofs are sustainable food, water and heat resources, read about <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/design\/harlow-carr-library-learning-centre-is-eco-friendly\/\">Harlow Carr<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To coin a phrase &#8216;Sustainable Gardening is for Life not just a passing fancy&#8217;. It is easy to drop sustainable gardening when it gets tough but here are a few tips to help you stay the distance. Composting Good compost contains huge, free food resources and conserves moisture in the soil. You know you could do more. Save money on fertilizer by adding Comfrey leaves to compost bins to boost nitrogen content. 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