Landscaping and Gardening Info

We are going to start including a few landscaping tips in amongst our landscaping lessons and articles. Today’s tip comes from the USDA.

Ban Backyard Burning

In many areas of the country, people burn their yard waste as a way of disposing of it. Burning yard waste is both a safety and a health hazard. Burning yard waste is not only a fire hazard, but it also can create toxic fumes and potentially toxic ash. The air pollution it causes can aggravate respiratory conditions, such as asthma. No national regulations prohibit burning your yard waste, but it isnot a recommended disposal method. Compost your yard waste instead. If composting is not an option, dispose of your yard waste according to your local laws and regulations.

In some parts of the country, burning yard waster or leaves in the fall is almost a tradition. Especially the leaves. In our local area, and perhaps yours as well, efforts have been made to start collecting the leaves to compost them. These are then available for different landscaping projects around the city. Doesn’t do much for us county residents but then we would use the leaves in our gardening and landscaping any way, right?