The Natural gardener: How green does your garden grow?
April 20, 2008
Gardeners have their fingers on the pulse of the planet. Every time we pull a weed by hand rather than douse it with chemicals, we've chosen health over a poisonous quick fix. When we plant a native shrub that feeds hummingbirds or hosts butterfly larvae we create a ripple effect of planetary well-being.
It might seem redundant to talk of a "green" garden, but until all those bright little warning flags on chemically treated lawns and landscapes disappear and the piles of plastic nursery pots end up recycled rather than clogging landfills, our gardens aren't necessarily sustainable, organic or green.