Keeping a well maintained yard and garden is important because it will show other people that you care about your property and home. Besides it is a great way to break the ice with new neighbors that move in down the street.

It's a great place to relax, because you don't have to do all the work at one time. You can take your
time and do it right in the summer months. It's not very expensive to have a garden. Depending on the type of garden that you want the cost can be between $20.00 dollars and a little sweat.

There are many different types of gardens. There are flower gardens, vegetable gardens, rock gardens, pool gardens, herb gardens, and many more. These gardens are a great way to relieve stress from the job, kids, or bills. It's  a great way of instead of just sitting on the couch get some exercise out in the garden or yard. It will be a great way of keeping the weight off and your energy up.

Well kept yards and gardens are a great way to increase the value of your home. Because people will
see that you care about your property and that it is well maintained. Besides people will be more
likely to buy your property if the yard and garden are well kept. No one will want to pay top dollar
for property that they are going to have to do a lot of work on even before they get to the home.

Stress is one our major killers and sure fire way to get obese. Gardening will keep you fit and
healthy, besides a keeping your mind off of everyday problems that all of us have. You can relax in
the yard or garden by watering or weeding, or straigtening up the edges of your lawn or garden. You
can clean up around the fence line, this doesn't take a lot of manual labor but it will keep you
moving.

Also a well kept lawn or garden can get you to wanting to get out more in the yard. To enjoy the
beauty of the plants that are growing and thriving because of you. You will find it easier to get out
and enjoy outdoors when you maintain your yard and garden. Because when you sit on the couch you will get into a habit of sitting on the couch. When the work has to be done then you won't want to do it.

NOTE: If you have a lot of bare spots in your lawn, you will have more dust and have to clean your home more often than if your lawn is well maintained. Also you will lose precious top soil if the grass is missing. This means also that you will have to water more to keep the grass growing.

Always mow your lawn at least once a week. The more you mow your lawn the faster the grass will grow and thicken. Never let your grass grow to long because if you do the blades will not cut the grass but tear the grass and pull the roots loose. Besides it will dull the blades on your mower quicker.

A good well maintained lawn that is lush and full will cut your watering in half. Because the grass
will keep the soil from being baked from the sun. If the soil is baked then it dries out and the roots
don't have enough moister to keep growing. So you will have to water more than needed to keep the soil moist. Dry hard soil will inhibit root growth with in turn will slow grass growth. Also when the grass

is full and lush it will keep the air humidity around your home a little higher therefore it can reduce your electric bill. Because higher humidity doesn't warm as quickly as drier air.

Lush and full trees that get enough water will keep their leaves longer. This will in turn provide
more shade which will keep the temperature cooler. Be sure if tree limbs are overhanging the roof that you keep them trimmed back so they won't rub the roof. This can cause damage to the shingles.

Besides when you keep your yard and garden well maintained, this will give you confidence in your work that you did alone. It will make you proud of the work that it took to get it to looking good. This
will rub off on your job as well.

Now there are millions of excuses as to why you don't have time to do it. But I can always think of
one more reason why I need to.

One excuse is that I don't have time with the children and garden both. Well give the children their
own area to plant a bush, or plant of some kind. Do not let them handle chemicals of any kind while
they are young. But they can take care of their own plant or bush or tree. This will also get them
outside and use to working with the soil. Show them what good soil looks like and how to plant the
tree, bush, or flower bush. It will teach them good working habits at a young age. Show them how to
keep the grass and weeds out of their area.

NOTE: Always watch children if they are working with tools and always show them how to use these tools safely. Never take it for granted that they already know. Show them how to water and maintain their plants. How to put mulch and compost around their plants to cover the soil so it won't dry out as
fast. Children always want to help their parents do whatever they are doing. This will also give you
and them interaction with each other.


Now if you are really proud of your lawn and garden, you can show it off to the neighbors and friends,
or send photos to a garden magazine. They will pay you for them if they use them. You could also take pictures before and after. This will give the magazines a good reference point on how good you are. Put pictures of your lawn and garden on a blog.


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