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Eco-friendly landscape design techniques include:

* Plant diversity to support diverse wildlife.

* Rain sensors on irrigation systems.

* Micro-irrigation for all beds

* Re-using or reclaiming materials like brick, block and wood.

* Planting trees for the purpose of providing shade, thus reducing cooling costs.

* Planting or building windbreaks to slow winds near buildings to prevent heat loss.

* Wall sheltering, where shrubbery or vines are used to create a windbreak directly against a wall.

* Water-recovery cisterns and run-off management

* Handling all rain water on-site by lowering the grade below paving.

* Green roofs that cool buildings with extra thermal mass and evapo-transpiration.

* Reducing the heat island effect with pervious paving, adding shade, and minimizing hardscapes.

* Site lighting with full cut off fixtures, light level sensors, and high efficiency fixtures.

Energy-efficient landscaping techniques also include using local plants and materials, on-site composting and chipping to reduce green-waste hauling, hand tools instead of gasoline-powered, and planting a victory vegetable garden.

Tampa Landscape Design's water-wise landscapes can be flowery cottage gardens. Luscious tropical landscaping to ultra-modern designs. A grass-filled native meadow conjures memories of a childhood spent running wild through the fields. Regardless of the style, the goal is the same--to be good to the Florida environment.

To give the landscape more visual interest, add a butterfly garden, fountain, seating area and arbor/pergola.