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The staff at Flora Landscapes is excited
to become the first landscape contractor in the Wilmington NC area to
promote "Go Green" environmentally friendly practices in our
landscape installations!
Currently, we are:
 Recycling
all nursery pots
Recycling
all pallets
Recycling all
office supplies
Reducing
electricity by installing photocells on all landscape lighting
systems
Reducing
negative environmental impact by planting native trees
and plants on each landscape
Reducing
runoff by installing pervious hardscapes
Reusing
office supplies
Composting
all debris at the vegetative landfill
Reducing
paper usage by digitizing office practices
Reducing
water usage by installing efficient irrigation systems
Increasing
efficiency by using Right
Plant, Right Place practices
In 2010, we will continue
to be:
Reducing carbon dioxide emissions and noise by investing in
4-cycle blowers and trimmers
Transitioning
into diesel trucks so that biodiesel
can be used
Reducing
water usage by installing rain sensors on all new irrigation
systems
Installing
more eco-friendly landscapes such as xeriscapes,
rain gardens, native
gardens, water wise gardens,
and landscape buffers
Protecting
native trees by working
with builders on planning new homesites
Protecting
soils by amending with organic compost
Educating
the community on green issues
And
more!!!
Please help us with any suggestions
that you might have on how we can be greener, and let us help
you! If you are interested in receiving a monthly newsletter
via
email, please contact us. Thank you for joining
this cause with us. Together we can make a change!
Food for thought:
http://www.xeriscape.org
http://www.raingardens.org
http://www.biodiesel.org
http://www.getwise.org
http://www.ncwildflower.org
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