Earth First Gardens don’t just look beautiful, they also have a positive impact on the planet.
Gardens can play a critical role in decreasing our carbon foot print, and help to restore our local environments.
Helping the Environment
Heal the Earth
Help heal the earth from years of damage and neglect. Through soil regeneration, native planting, and conservation people can have a significant impact on their local environment. By helping the earth repair itself, and by restoring natural areas we decrease the effects of climate change.
Increase Local Food Production
Growing your own food not only provides healthy and fresh food for your family but also is helping to reduce the amount of food that has to be imported, and grown with harmful chemicals. You can eat food and help heal the planet.
Decrease Flooding & Watershed
Low maintenance rain gardens can include drought-tolerant and easy to maintain plants that are found in our local area. These plants often require less water, no fertilization and can help keep weeds out of areas, while helping build healthy soil, to create a place for water to go, versus flooding homes, streets and other areas.
Support Local Wildlife
From toads to local pollinators, each insect and animal plays a critical role in our environment. We want to help you create natural habitats where local wildlife can flourish, and protect them for generations to come.
Urban Gardens
Urban gardens can provide sanctuary from busy city life, bring neighbors together, increase the safety and overall value of a neighborhood. Most importantly, gardens create a cooling effect in hot, concrete-filled cities working directly against global warming.
Supporting Pollinators
We work with clients to create environmentally friendly containers and gardens that support and attract hummingbirds, butterflies and other pollinators.
Our Local Impact
When we work with our clients, one of our main objectives is to increase their understanding, knowledge, connection and awareness of the environment. We believe that through these efforts, we can increase community involvement and help stop global warming.
- Decrease flooding, watershed, and erosion of properties.
- Decrease amounts of invasive species & educate property owners about invasive species.
- Increase the number of local native plants.
- Increase habitats and natural areas available for animals, birds, and pollinators.
Native Planting
Native gardens and plants support our local wildlife. From birds eating berries, to bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds gathering nectar, native plants provide food, and shelter in urban areas, that may lack natural recourses.
It’s all about the soil!
Healthy gardens start with healthy soil! Beyond providing a home for our flowers, trees, and vegetables to grow, healthy soil can have a cooling effect, working against global warming, and helping to reduce flooding on your property!
Organic Gardening
We practice and teach organic gardening methods and assist people in practicing gardening techniques that are good for the environment by avoiding chemical treatments and integrating pest management systems.