Sustainable landscaping is the application of a landscape strategy to help alleviate environmental impacts of manmade industry, development and evolution.
Climate resilience is an important consideration within the built environment. For example, we know that the destruction of forest areas has damaged natural habitats and local ecosystems, therefore understanding the environmental impact and lifespan of landscape materials is more pertinent than ever when designing outdoor spaces in order for us not to diminish the earths dwindling resources.
The Green Guide to specification ranks materials on their overall environmental impact against 13 Parameters.
- Sustainable Landscaping Considerations
- Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS)
- Environmental Impact of materials
- Using natural resources
- Recycling/Renewable Materials
- Locally sourced materials
- Green Roofs/Green Walls
- Encouraging Wildlife
- Indigenous Planting/Plant communities
- Rainwater Harvesting/Management
- Organic Pest Control/Biological and Balanced
- Ecosystems
