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Environmental Stewardship Programs for the Urban Landscape

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  • Take the Earth-Kind Challenge - Is your landscape contributing to a healthy and sustainable environment?
  • Earth-Kind Roses - Low input roses for sustainable landscapes.
  • Planning the Home Landscape - Tips and ideas on creating a sustainable landscape.
  • Earth-Kind Plant Selector - Search for plants with the best drought, heat and pest tolerance.
  • Publications - Information on how to create an Earth-Kind Landscape.
  • Master Gardener Online Training - Receive certificates in Earth-Kind Environmental Stewardship.
  • Landscape IPM - Integrated Pest Management techniques to manage landscape pests.
  • Additional Earth-Kind Resources - Logos and additional resources on sustainable landscape gardening.
  • Earth-Kind Podcasts - Archive of the podcast series focusing on sustainable landscape principles and practices.
  • On-line Evaluation - If you have not already, please help us to improve this AgriLife Extension program by filling out an evaluation.

Featured Topics

  • Drought Preparedness for the Urban Landscape
  • Drought Management for the Commercial Horticulture

What is Earth-Kind Landscaping?

Earth-Kind Landscaping uses research-proven techniques to provide maximum garden and landscape enjoyment while preserving and protecting the environment. The objective of Earth-Kind Landscaping is to combine the best of organic and traditional gardening and landscaping principles to create a horticultural system based on real world effectiveness and environmental responsibility. Earth-Kind Landscaping Encourages:

  • Landscape Water conservation
  • Reduction of fertilizer and pesticide use
  • Landscaping for energy conservation
  • Reduction of landscape wastes entering landfills

Individuals using Earth-Kind landscaping principles and practices can create beautiful, easy-care landscapes, while conserving and protecting natural resources and the environment.

The term Earth-Kind® and the term Aggie Horticulture® and associated logos are registered trademarks of the
Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M System.

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