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A narrow rain garden bordered by large stones runs alongside a mural-covered wall depicting a historic building. Native grasses, shrubs, and small trees grow in the rain garden, creating a natural buffer between the walkway and a busy intersection with traffic lights and a school bus in the background. A wooden rain barrel is positioned near the downspout on the wall, emphasizing water conservation efforts.

What Is Closed-Loop Gardening, and How Can It Transform Your Yard?

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Closed-loop gardening focuses on eliminating waste, keeping materials in use, and regenerating natural systems.  In gardening, adopting circular ecnomy principles helps create closed-loop systems where every material has a purpose, ideally, more than one purpose. Once I started thinking about what I was personally going to have to do with my trash–or what I could

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Small greens growing out of a bed of mulched leaves in my lasagna garden.

What is Lasagna Gardening?

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Lasagna gardening is a no-dig, no-till gardening method designed to build rich, fertile soil with minimal effort. This technique layers organic materials—like newspaper, grass clippings, and kitchen scraps—in a manner similar to assembling a lasagna. Over time, these layers break down naturally, creating nutrient-dense soil. Lasagna gardening is often referred to as sheet composting because

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