Eco gardening should also avoid using any insecticides, fertlizers and/or chemicals when gardening. Keep it simple! Try to use eco friendly products that do no contain these elements. Use natural products, such as Garden Lime to sweeten the earth and Bone Meal to promote growth. Organic Garlic  is a known natural bug repellant when planted in your garden. You can use these Garlic Clips for your roses as a organic bug repellant. Marigolds are another plant you could plant in your vegetable garden. I like to plant them along the front and one right in the middle. They add color to your vegetable garden and bugs do not like them at all, Plus marigold is a very hardy flower, it will last right through till the first frost. Eco gardening using all what mother nature has already provided us with.

Eco global living raises concerns about why our water resources are drying up now, water is a big concern. So why not use what nature provides us with, rain!  A Rain Barrel on a day of heavy rain will fill up in no time. Rain barrels are pretty simple devices. You connect the rain barrel to the downspout that leads from your rain gutters to the ground. After a shower or storm, the barrel will be filled with water that is stored for later use. Towards the bottom of the rain barrel, there will be a spigot that a hose can be attached to; you'll be able to wash a car or water a lawn in much the same way as using a conventional hose. The benefit of using this method is that you can water your garden as much as you want. Plastic rain barrels are the easiest to use and care for. They can be found made entirely of recycled materials, so their purchase makes a positive impact on both ends. Plastic barrels are lightweight and sturdily constructed to stand most types of weather. Of plastic and Real Oak Rain Barrel or wood barrels, plastic is far less expensive. How much water do you think we waste just in watering our gardens, our lawns or even washing our cars? The number is substancial ! Another benefit of using rainbarrels, is the amount you save on your water bill. It would probably benefit you! The rain barrel would pay itself off in a couple months time, easy! Simple procedures like this would help eco global living and benefit our eco gardening skills. Plants thrive alot better when you use non chlorinated water.

Mulching is also benificial to us .The reason being it is a method of using up trees that are no longer need. A good example of this is at Christmas. How many Christmas trees are disposed of after Christmas? After  Christmas we put them at the road, the collectors's bring them to a shredder, it is then made into mulches.So that we can later on purchase it to use in our gardens. This is a great eco gardening technique. Mulches are materials placed over the soil surface to maintain moisture and improve soil conditions. Mulching is one of the most beneficial things a home owner can do for the health of a tree. Mulches can reduce water loss from the soil, minimize weed competition, and improve soil structure. Properly applied, mulch can give landscapes a handsome, well-groomed appearance. Mulch must be applied properly; if it is too deep or if the wrong material is used, it can actually cause significant harm to trees and other landscape plants.Trees growing in a natural forest environment have their roots anchored in a rich, well-aerated soil full of essential nutrients. The soil is blanketed by leaves and organic materials that replenish nutrients and provide an optimal environment for root growth and mineral uptake. Urban landscapes, however, are typically a much harsher environment with poor soils, little organic matter, and large fluctuations in temperature and moisture. Applying a 2- to 4-inch layer of organic mulch can mimic a more natural environment and improve plant health. I like cedar mulch, it smells so nice, also it breaks down easy. Pine and spruce trees actually are fantastic to eliminate bugs in your garden. I think it is the strong scent they have. Even pine needles as you are raking them up throw them in your garden.Excellant mulches.