Gardening isn’t only stunning colours, vibrant food, and alluring aromas. It can also help you save money on your energy bills. Join us below as we give you our best tips for using the landscape and gardening to slash the price of your costs.
Stop the chill with evergreens.
Although the annual autumn sight of deciduous trees shedding their leaves can be stunning, it does mean allowing a lot more wind through to hit your home. Blasting the heat may keep you warm but will also inflate your energy bills, but gardening can help you save money.
Evergreen trees can help anyone gardening this winter save money. How? By placing them at the north and west of your residence, (where the briskest winds come from) you can save 25% on energy bills according to the University of Colorado.
Just be careful not to entirely cover your house, as in the summer it can be hard for heat to escape. You also want to enjoy the warming effects of the winter sun whilst gardening, and in the home to save money on your energy bill.
Create An Atmosphere With Lighting.
In the winter as the days grow shorter and the nights grow longer, it’s important to keep you well-lit whilst gardening. How else will you be able to enjoy gardening?
You may even need to do some gardening when the light is low, but regular light bulbs and garden lights can add a hefty chunk of money to your energy bill. Not a great way for you to save money
Switching to LED or solar lighting can save an estimated 80% on your energy bill, this could save money for you and reduce your carbon footprint at the same time. You could even try gardening at night.
If you’re wondering how to enhance the beauty of your gardening, whilst reducing your energy consumption, then solar party string lights or some magical geo lights may be the way to go to save money.
Insulating Walls With Vines.
If it’s too late to plant trees or trees aren’t suitable for your gardening preferences, then consider ivy or other vines. By using a trellis, such as this expanding willow trellis you can insulate your wall and protect yourself from high energy bills and save money.
Gardening to allow ivy and other vines to grow on the top of roofs can or, generally overhead, can help to provide shade on uncovered areas and insulate covered areas. Helping you save money and up to 30% on your energy bill.
Gardening Tip: Some vines can grow directly on brickwork. If you have a timber fence or wall it’s best to grow the vine on a trellis. Otherwise, the wood may rot.
Conclusion.
Although clever gardening can’t reduce your energy bill down to zero, it can help you save money.
Whether it be energy reducing devices such as LED or solar lighting, cleverly placing a trellis, or blocking the wind with evergreen trees. You can help reduce your energy bills with gardening and save money, whilst helping the environment.