Sistainable Gardening Provides Double Benefit.

• Position: GREEN LIVING

From flowers that add flare to vegetables and herbs to make tasty dishes, now is the perfect time to put your green thumb to use. Gardening is a great way to literally make your backyard greener, but could you be thinking of ways to make your gardening practices green in another way, aka more sustainable?

Gardening alone has many environmental benefits, including cleaning the air, replenishing nutrients in the soil, and supporting wildlife. So, why not take your gardening to the next level by introducing practices that reduce waste and save money?

Stephanie Moram, founder and CEO of Good Girl Gone Green, has come up with a list of tips to help you grow your garden sustainably:

Reuse items from around the house. Egg cartons make great individual seed pods, and plastic containers from strawberries and tomatoes make perfect greenhouses for plants that need a bit more warmth and...