Many of us like to think of yards or gardens as natural havens: a place for plants and wildlife to thrive. This is where sustainable gardening comes in. It's the healthiest and most natural way to allow the biodiversity to blossom.
It’s true that these spaces can allow a foothold for nature within the built environment. But sadly, the bigger picture is that many of our gardening activities do more harm than good – consuming fuel or electricity, using up natural resources, and sometimes directly harming living things, as is the case with pesticides and weed killers.
