Unused yard with minimal decorative plants and no furniture can seem dull and unattractive. Building a pool, a fountain and filling the space with perennials can turn that boring place into a lively garden. But should we be concerned only with the garden aesthetic?

Some herbicides have been found dangerous for dogs who like to play on the lawn. The contained substances increase the risk of getting cancer by more than fifty percent. Another fact is, Swedish scientists have suspected some herbicides to correlate with lymphoma cancer.

Now, after you realize how your garden can affect the surrounding environment, you should read the information below to know about how to build the eco-friendly one.

The concept of biodiverse-landscape

An ecosystem landscape should sustain varieties of biota. If there are enough kinds of biota, a food chain can close its loop, which is the ideal condition of an ecosystem landscape.

The first thing you must do is to attract birds. There are several reasons for why birds are necessary. Firstly, in a garden ecosystem, birds are on top of the food chain. You can rely on them for controlling bug population.

Plant columbine, sunflower, serviceberry, and red cedar around the garden. Make sure you spread those plants evenly because you also want the birds to patrol for bugs. Red cedar is the ideal plant for bird nests. Placing red cedar in the thick area increase the chance for you to have generations of birds in your garden.

Water source is also …