subject: Wonderful Ideas On How To Use Your Backyard To Save On Expenses And Help The Environment [print this page] All Americans have been affected by the economy over the past couple of years, no matter if you have lost your job or you still have one but lost a great deal of money in your investments in the stock market. One of the positive aspects of this recession, is that many Americans have changed the way they are thinking and living by trying to live a more simple life before, much like their grandparents used to and still having a wonderful life, without as many material items. One of the biggest trends currently is not only attempting to save money and be frugal but also to be more environmentally aware. This article will give a few great ways to save money using the outdoor space of your property to plant a vegetable garden as well as using solar elements to power different items for your home like getting replacement landscape lights that are more energy efficient or using solar deck lighting.
One of the best methods to save money on your total food spending and at the supermarket is to grown some of your own vegetables and perhaps some fruits depending on where you live. This has has become more popular now and even the White House has it's own garden to use for cooking for the Obama family. If you are a novice and have never done this before you should do some research or get some help from an experienced vegetable grower. If you have nice soil on your property you can just pick an area for the garden and if not, install a raised bed structure to fill with better growing materials. The idea of growing your own fresh food is an exciting one for a lot of Americans and one that they enjoy doing.
Another way to save money is to installing solar paneling on your roof to help heat the water used for the household. This became popular in the 1980's and is now popular again, especially, in sunny locations where the sun shines all year round. Some people have solar panels to heat their outdoor pools and others have it to heat the water for their showers.
Another way of using solar power is for lighting. There are a lot of wonderful outdoor lights that operate solely on solar power and can line your path to your front door or your driveway area or be an accent to some nice landscaping zones. These are quite inexpensive and no batteries or electricity are needed make it most environmentally friendly.
Other environmental methods that you can do to save on your expenses would be to have a rainwater collection bin that collects water that runs off of the roof. This is perfect to reuse for watering all of your flowers and gardens and other things where purified and clean water is not necessary. These rainwater collection bins come in different sizes and types and will be sure to reduce your water bill while you are being environmentally conscious too.
