Allen Smith is usually telling us to plant this or prune that, but in this report he's telling us NOT to plant something. Sound strange? Then take a look at this video!

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Over the years as my garden has continued to evolve, I made a concerted effort to look for ways to reduce the amount of lawn I have to care for I have done this by creating different types of garden paves. Using a variety of materials such as this gravel or brick or even just filled stone or mulch however I have to admit that one of the most compelling reasons for me to reduce lawn is it gives me more opportunities to create beautiful flowerbeds like this one. However, it will really go beyond the beauty of this flowers it is about the environment. Did you know that in America each year we mowed over 25 million Acers of lawn that is the size of the state of Pennsylvania? If you think about the number of mowers that we take to cut this smooth grass you can see it could have a quite an impact on the environment. You see more than 89 million small gasoline engines are operated in the United States each year the reason this is such a big problem is that this gas powered small engine are not equip with the same pollution controlling devices that we have with automobiles. Of course, the good news is in the next few years we can begin seeing more rigorous environmental standards for lawn and garden equipment. But until then I am going to keep looking for ways to reduce the amount of lawn in my garden. If you like more information on environmentally friendly ways to garden just check out my web site from the garden I am Allan Smith. If you would like more information on this topic or any other gardening topic just check out my website PAllenSmith.com.