Why is landscaping better than ordinary landscaping?

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For most people, landscaping is purely a decorative act. We design our home exteriors for visual impact more than anything, resulting in immaculate lawns and colorful borders that look great (unless you do it wrong) and serve absolutely no other purpose. If you stop to think about it for a moment, the fact that we spend huge amounts of money, time and effort installing and maintaining plants that exist only to beautify the exterior of our house is kind of a waste.

Recently, there has been a growing alternative to traditional landscaping around your home: landscaping. It's a pretty simple concept: instead of a bunch of plants that look good but serve no other function, use edible plants (vegetables, edible flowers, fruit and nut trees, and herbs, for example). example) to create beautiful landscaping that is also functional and environmentally friendly. beneficial.

The benefits of the foodscape

Landscaping offers many advantages over traditional landscaping:

Food. The whole point of food landscaping is that your landscaping produces fresh, organic food that you and your family can enjoy. Money. Growing your own food can save you money on groceries — several hundred dollars a year, at least. Water. Lawns and other landscaping can be incredibly thirsty decorations. Food planning, on the other hand, can significantly reduce your water consumption. Environment. You will reduce your env...