Low-Impact Landscaping
Benefits to Homeowners and Small Businesses
Ecovie Rainwater Collection Systems provide tangible benefits to homeowners, small businesses and the environment.
Low-impact landscaping protects your property from erosion, minimizes flooding, conserves collected rainwater and and puts any excess rainwater to good use.
Our ECOVIE team designs low-impact landscaping that works naturally with your property’s characteristics and adheres to Georgia’s xeriscaping guidelines. We show you what your landscaping can look like with a wide variety of options — you choose what you like best. After design, ECOVIE also provides complete installation and follow-up care using Earth Balance Organics.
Here’s how the six features of low-impact landscaping manage and conserve water while providing a truly beautiful, natural environment for your home:
By definition, ECOVIE rainwater collection systems move water away from your house and other buildings — an important feature. But during downpours when your tanks are full, excess water needs to go where it can slowly seep into the ground without running off. Constructing a rain garden in a low lying area is the best solution. A rain garden consists of specially selected plants that love a lot of water water and actually purify it while holding it for absorption.
Other improvements that manage water include using turf as an accent or an area for kids to play rather than the “main attraction.” Selecting the right type of grass is critical so that it thrives in your property’s sun-shade environment with minimum water demand.
Native plant ground covers and bushes that are naturally drought tolerant conserve water. These plants bloom in spring and in late summer while providing green foliage all summer, and even all year. When you add bursts of colorful annuals placed where they’ll catch the eye and take maximum advantage of available and captured rainwater, your landscaping will be beautiful and sustainable.
A vegetable garden can be your crowning glory — ECOVIE will find the best place for your garden and include it in your landscape design in a natural, attractive way. We can even design ways to take advantage of great looking edible plants to provide year-round greenery for your yard and dining table at the same time.
Finally, ECOVIE recommends natural fertilization products to entice the roots of grass and other plants to grow deep rather than stay at the ground surface as they do with standard fertilizers. This means your grass will need less watering and it will stay green longer during dry periods. We’ve had great success with Earth Balance Organics, and it contains no artificial pesticides and further minimizes water use.
