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Five
Landscaping Tips
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inch of compost can nourish a lawn and reduce or eliminate the need
to water it.
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Use
a rain barrel to irrigate.
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Plant
native species that are drought resistant and require less/no maintenance
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Plant
no maintenance Eco-Lawn grass seed for your lawn ( www.WildFlowerFarm.com
)
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Plant
an edible landscape – blueberry bushes are a beautiful fall shrub.
The berries ripen in July and the leaf color is beautiful in the
fall. Raspberries
and blackberries are an excellent natural border.
Strawberries are good groundcover.
Open
Space Preservation
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Buy
local produce from local farms.
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Look
for fruits and vegetables in season.
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Read
food labels. Buy Massachusetts or New England food.
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We
have one farm left in Marlborough. It's on South Street.
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Let's
find out what we can do to help preserve it!
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Find
information on local farm stands, farmers’ market schedules and
locations. Support local farms. They preserve open
space and benefit the community in many ways!
Trees
We
love trees for their beauty. We need trees for air and water
filtration. We like trees for their cool shade. A
good shade tree can reduce your need for an air conditioner. We need to
preserve our trees. Did you know, the average tree sequesters 1 ton of carbon
during its lifetime? Go to www.AmericanForests.org to
learn more about trees.
Education
and Action
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Plant
a tree.
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Choose
organic, non-toxic lawncare methods and choices.
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Support
conservation efforts. Walk the trails and help maintain them.
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If
you can, gift your open-space property to preserve
it.
Have
you noticed?
Invasive
vines are a problem. And we need to protect our urban trees,
too. To get involved go to http://www.mass.gov/dcr/stewardship/forestry/urban/urbanFAQs.htm#treeCity
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