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Landscaping
Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land, including the following:
* Living elements, such as flora or fauna; or what is commonly called gardening, the art and craft of growing plants with a goal of creating a beauty within the landscape.
* Natural abiotic elements, such as landforms, terrain shape and elevation, or bodies of water.
* Abstract elements, such as the weather and lighting conditions.
Landscaping requires a certain understanding of horticulture and artistic design, but is not limited to plants and horticulture. Sculpting land to enhance ...more
* Living elements, such as flora or fauna; or what is commonly called gardening, the art and craft of growing plants with a goal of creating a beauty within the landscape.
* Natural abiotic elements, such as landforms, terrain shape and elevation, or bodies of water.
* Abstract elements, such as the weather and lighting conditions.
Landscaping requires a certain understanding of horticulture and artistic design, but is not limited to plants and horticulture. Sculpting land to enhance ...more
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If we need space to live, we take it -- all of it -- and if that means filling in a ...pond or cutting down a woodlot, then so be it. We feel completely justified in sending the plants and animals that depend on those habitats off to make do someplace else. This is partly because...until recently, there has always been someplace else for nature to thrive. But no longer.
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If you are concerned about the human impact on our plant's climate, reducing the amount of lawn you mow each week is one of the best things you can do to reduce your family's carbon dioxide emissions. On average, mowing your lawn for one hour produces as much pollution as driving 650 miles. Moreover, we now burn 800 million gallons of gas each year in our dirty little lawnmower engines to keep our lawns at bay.
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