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CMHC for Consumers November 2006

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Landscaping

Maintaining your property is just as important as maintaining your home. Learn more about your soil, garden and lawn.








In This Section:

  • Low-Maintenance Lawns
    Low-maintenance lawns help to reduce the time, costs, water, pesticides, fertilizer and energy used to maintain lawns. This fact sheet describes the benefits and provides practical tips on how to install and maintain low maintenance lawns, including species selection.
  • Rain Gardens: Improve Stormwater Management in Your Yard
    Rain gardens are landscaped areas designed to receive stormwater and allow it to infiltrate into the soil. This fact sheet describes the benefits and provides practical tips on how to install and maintain gardens.
  • Water-Saving Tips for Your Lawn and Garden
    Often water is applied inefficiently, resulting in significant waste due to over watering, evaporation or run-off. Here are some general watering tips to avoid such waste.

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