Conserving water can be as simple as what’s in your kitchen sink
How can you use less water in your yard in a drought year? It might be as simple as capturing water you’re already using.
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Home & Garden
Happy New Year: Time to Think About Pruning!
This article will offer resources for DIY winter pruning, review best practices for the backyard tree keeper, discuss pruning times for some drought-tolerant cultivars that are staples of the Lethbridge urban forest, and suggest three local arborists/companies from personal recommendations.
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Sustainable holiday gift ideas for the gardener
Every sustainable holiday season is about making changes to the way we approach gift giving. Environment Lethbridge has some great
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Last chance! A Fall Checklist for the Lethbridge Yard
Fall in southern Alberta is a fickle season for outdoor work. Temperatures can rival the days of late summer or
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Swap, Don’t Shop: How to Organize a Sustainable Clothing Exchange
By Ali Malcolm Forget fast fashion—a clothing swap is a fun, sustainable way to refresh your wardrobe, save money, reduce
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Another piece of sod: a resource in the landscape?
This is the third of a series of articles that focuses on turfgrass lawns and the challenges that particular landscape
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Greener Laundry: Simple Tips for a More Sustainable Routine
By Ali Malcolm Your laundry hamper is an easy place to build greener habits. Laundry has a significant environmental footprint:
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How to bring summer annuals inside and reduce your footprint
Living in Lethbridge can be difficult as a hard-core gardener. Even though 80% of Canada saw an increase in hardiness
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Fall for Landscaping!
Are you starting to think about doing a little more than just the usual gardening? A little more than weeding
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Sod Revisited: Another Piece to Consider
It’s been a couple weeks since I dropped this bomb on folks with lawns: before you can have the water-wise
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