Can micro gardens be environmentally friendly? If small gardens are composed only of hard landscaping without any planting, how do the help the environment especially in urban areas. Some pundits expound how by just creating an outdoor area that is a retreat from society and an 'owned' space then we are more likely to use that space for recreation and not travel increasing our 'carbon footprint' to find recreation space.
The problem with plant free yardz is that they do not create conditions to attract or sustain wildlife. The baron wastes of new estates, where minimal planting in gardens exists do not allow the creation of green corridors where birds and mammals can forage out and settle. So to this end plant free yardz do not assist in aiding the environment. It is though not always the owners fault as there is not a lot of information to help. Gardens centres have been very slow in promoting plants, containers, composts, etc that are suitable for micro-gardens as most are still grounded around horticulture and not lifestyle.The only area that is changing is in the growing of vegetables with new ranges of grow bags, fertilisers and even vegetable plants bred especially for quick cropping on smaller plants.
In the future this space we call our own will become more and more valuable to us - and also to those retailers who can understand the needs of those whose gardens are less than fifteen square metres. YARDZ champions the use of plant material in micro-gardens in the hope that small exterior spaces be they urban or rural can provide more than a base for the sun bed and BBQ.
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