Lawns are among the most important features, of any home garden, in terms of aesthetic value, as they are the frontline of the home’s façade. The first thing you see when you go to any house is the lawn. Lawn care is thus most important. However, conventional lawn care, involves processes, that may be harmful to the environment, such as the use of pesticides and other chemicals, that can hurt the earth. If you want to take care of your lawn, without hurting Mother Nature, you can make use of natural lawn care.

Here are some steps, for natural lawn care. These steps can help you save the earth, cultivate your garden, and at the same time save money.

1. Water your lawn in the evening, when there is less tendency, for the water to evaporate. This helps you save on your water bill, as your lawn will need less water, to get enough moisture. If you have automatic sprinklers, set their timers to turn on anytime from midnight, to eight in the morning, when it is usually the coolest.

2. You don’t need to water your lawn every day. Soak your lawn, on alternate days, or only when it gets dry. You will be saving a lot of water this way.

3. Take advantage of the natural lawn watering system – the rain. If it rained recently, you can skip your watering schedules, when your lawn has been soaked well enough. Just wait for the lawn to dry up, before you water it manually.

4. Have your soil tested, to see what nutrients it lacks and what nutrients it is rich with. This way, you’ll know what kind of fertilizer is needed, for your soil. If you just dump fertilizer, without really analyzing the components of your soil, you may be damaging the natural nutrient balance and harm the earth.

5. Attract birds that eat bugs, by planting shrubs, where they can perch, or take shelter. This will cut down your need, to use chemical pesticides and you will be adding the beauty of natural music, to your lawn.

6. Weeds can be killed, using a solution of vinegar and water. This is a lot better than synthetic weed killers, that can poison your soil and eventually damage your lawn.

Natural lawn care is the way to go, if you want to maintain a beautiful lawn without harming the earth. Try these steps and see how your lawn flourishes, while you save money and the environment.

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Sally Robson is a South African Internet marketer, who together with her husband Derek, have a vision of empowering all fellow South Africans and other non U.S folk, to have equal opportunity and success on the internet, by overcoming the many obstacles facing them. They have started a string of sites, resources, courses and articles, as part of Dersalsites. Sally has a passion for gardening. For more articles and advice on gardening topics, visit Sally at: http://www.dersalsites.com/sallysgardeningtips/ 

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