Sustainable Development

How to be more sustainable in suburbia

Plant spouts in garden

Planting native plants is good for gardens as they are more likely to adapt and thrive. Image: Unsplash/Markus Spiske

Libby Leonard
Freelance Writer, Ecowatch
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Wildflower meadows fill the yards of suburban houses in Chino Hills, California
Wildflower meadows fill the yards of suburban houses in Chino Hills, California. Image: Ecowatch/Rob Castro

A house in a suburb of Las Vegas, Nevada with drought-tolerant landscaping, including less water-demanding native plants and shrubs
A house in a suburb of Las Vegas, Nevada with drought-tolerant landscaping, including less water-demanding native plants and shrubs Image: Ecowatch/Christopher Morris

A ”lawn alternative” made of creeping thyme, low clumping grasses and spireas in a suburb of Washington, DC. Image: Ecowatch/Susan Biddle

A small residential rain garden
A small residential rain garden. Image: Ecowatch/City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services
A large suburban rain garden
A large suburban rain garden. Image: Ecowatch/Seattle Public Utilities

A backyard vegetable garden in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
A backyard vegetable garden in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Image: Ecowatch/Steve Waters

A barrel for collecting rainwater
A barrel for collecting rainwater. Image: Ecowatch/Annie Otzen

Solar housing development in America
Solar housing development in America. Image: Unsplash/blakesox
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A handful of home compost. Image: Ecowatch/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

A variety of vegetables and fruits preserved in glass jars
A variety of vegetables and fruits preserved in glass jars. Image: Ecowatch/Katherine Frey
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