HOLIDAY LANDSCAPE DESIGN IDEAS

In this blog post, you’ll find simple, environmentally conscious holiday landscape design ideas to bring magic to your home this month including energy efficient lighting displays, why real greenery is better than faux, and how to recycle a Christmas tree.

Add Color to Your Landscape Light Design

Make the season bright with a merry holiday display incorporating your home’s landscape lighting.

Outdoor landscaping lighting design enhances the curb appeal of your home while offering safety at night, and can be easily transformed to suit the season.

Add depth and interest to your holiday lighting display. Try swapping out your landscaping lightbulbs for a variety of colored bulbs, or a by adding colored filters to the lighting cans for a magical effect.

Choose LED Christmas Lights

Wrapping strands of Christmas lights around trees, bushes, and the outline of your home’s roof is a festive and traditional way to decorate for the holiday season.

When selecting light strands,opt for eco-friendly LED lights.

LED lights naturally shine brighter, are cool to the touch to prevent chance of fire, and even if one goes out, the rest of the strand stays lit.

Not to mention, LED lights are more energy efficient, cutting down on your electricity bill.

You can further reduce your home’s energy consumption by installing timersto turn on and off your lighting displays.

Decorate with Real Greenery Instead of Faux

Nothing evokes the holiday season more than the scent of pine from a fresh tree or wreath.

Contrary to popular belief, cutting down a real Christmas tree and selecting fresh greenery is better for the environment than purchasing faux trees and garlands.

Even better, consider decorating a potted tree during the holidays. After the season ends, tend to it year-round and watch it grow in your backyard.

Why Real Greenery?

• Trees can be replanted
• Trees & fresh greenery are recyclable and compostable
• The scent of fresh pine is always better
• Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in faux greenery is harmful to atmosphere and soil
• Many faux greenery products contain lead

How to Decorate with Fresh Holiday Greenery

Hang a eucalyptus wreath on your door to welcome visitors, drape a fresh fir garland around the door frame or porch railing, and pile spruce clippings in an unused fireplace for a unique landing for Santa.

Recycle Christmas Trees and Greenery

After the holidays come to a close,properly dispose of your real trees and greeneryin a compost or mulch pile, or look into local tree recycling programs.

Many neighborhoods and retail locations will host drop-off sites for tree recycling. Just be sure to remove all decorations and ornaments first!

Happy holidays from all of us at Eco Minded Solutions!

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