Good green choices have an impact on your home and the community. This is a series about green resources right here in Pittsburgh that you can use.
Sustainable Gardening
Do you really want to eat food that has been coated with products that have warning labels on them? Phipps Conservatory has a host of sustainable gardening tips on their website from mulching, composting, healthy ways to prevent pests and retaining rainwater.
Speaking of rainwater, if you live in the Nine Mile Run Watershed area, located in Pittsburgh’s East End, you can get a rain barrel for a reduced cost or even free if you live in one of their study neighborhoods.
If you are ready to take your gardening skills to the street then you might want to get involved with the urban gardening initiatives of Grow Pittsburgh. Their goal is to use sustainable urban gardening as a tool for broader community development and health through school and community based programs.
Finally, for those that don’t want to spend time and money tending their yards, consider earth-friendly landscaping with native plants that don’t require watering, pesticides and tending. Botanic, LLC and other local landscapers who promote sustainable landscaping practices can help you put a beautiful, low maintenance yard into place.
Looking to put down roots in a new home? Call Christa Ross from RE/MAX Select Realty, your certified green agent and RE/MAX green specialist at 724-933-6300 x214 (office) or 724-779-1437 (direct) or visit my website at www.greenhomespgh.com.
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