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Maintaining healthy soil through composting, reducing chemicals, and employing crop rotation to improve structure, fertility, and reduce erosion.

Collecting and storing rainwater from roofs or other surfaces to use for irrigation and other purposes, reducing reliance on municipal water.

Implementing irrigation techniques that reduce water usage, such as drip irrigation or xeriscaping, and choosing drought-resistant plant species.

Incorporating renewable energy sources, like solar-powered lights or water features, into landscaping design.

Minimizing landscape waste through practices such as composting plant material and reusing or recycling landscape construction waste.

An approach that manages stormwater runoff through small, cost-effective landscape features located at the lot level.

Using a combination of biological, cultural, mechanical, and chemical management tools to manage pests in an environmentally and economically sound manner.

Choosing landscaping materials that are sustainably sourced, recycled, or have a low environmental footprint.

Creating landscapes that provide ecological benefits such as carbon sequestration, air and water purification, and biodiversity support.

Designing landscapes that are adaptable to changing climatic conditions, using plant species and landscaping methods that can withstand extremes.

Strategically placing trees and shrubs to shelter buildings from wind and sun, thereby reducing the energy needed for heating and cooling.

Utilizing materials for pathways and patios that allow water to infiltrate into the ground, reducing runoff and recharging groundwater.

Using plants indigenous to the area, which are adapted to local climate and soil conditions, require less water and no fertilizer, and provide habitat for wildlife.

Incorporating food-producing plants into the landscape to provide local food sources and reduce the carbon footprint associated with food transport.