The average landscape needs to be replaced or updated every 3-5 years. That's because common "mow and blow" techniques tend to create more problems than they solve.
It's not your landscaper's fault, though! The goal behind modern landscaping is to remain exactly the same year over year, yet the natural world is always changing. So landscape maintenance has turned into a never-ending battle against the natural growth of the landscape. What if we stopped fighting our landscapes and started helping them thrive instead?
GreenBox Homes helps homeowners, HOA's, small businesses, and community orgs reimagine landscapes as places of beauty, abundance, and sustainability. We combine design, install, maintenance, and community events into one affordable monthly package to create a virtuous cycle of land stewardship and regeneration.
Taken together, GreenBox provides a proven pathway to landscape development that is sustainable, cost-effective, and provides a wide range of benefits for your family, your community, and the planet!
Beautiful, abundant, & sustainable: sustainable landscaping saves the day
Regenerative landscapes (GenScapes) are the perfect integrated sustainability solution for projects and communities of all sizes. From backyard garden space to wildflower meadows, PUL's provide a beautiful and cost-effective way to reach your sustainability goals, while adding amenities that only get better with age.
The fiscal impacts.
Thoughtfully integrated GenScapes can have several positive fiscal impacts. For starters, GenScapes are generally more cost-effective to install, since they make up for their slightly higher price tag with higher sales prices (sometimes as much as TEN percent!). But what makes PUL's truly dynamic is that they can also cost less over time, since properly installed and maintained PUL's can last years longer than traditionally maintained landscapes, and require less water, pruning, and chemicals to thrive.
The social impacts.
Study after study shows that not only will people pay a premium for access to green space, but that mental and emotional health is also strongly correlated with access to natural spaces. GenScapes provide a design pathway to reimagine every part of a development as a chance to create meaningful connections among residents. There's no space too small that can't be made more joyful by a little bit of nature.
The environmental impacts.
The most important benefit of GenScapes is that they provide a wide range of environmental and health benefits to residents. From increased access to nature and cleaner air, to healthier soil and quieter neighborhoods, PUL's are a strong step toward environmental sustainability. They require less carbon to maintain and sequester more over time, all while decreasing erosion and increasing biodiversity.
What's a Genscape?
While every GenScape is different, they generally share key characteristics:
Minimize work and inputs (like gas-powered equipment, or pesticide/herbicide use)
Incorporate native pollinator plants
Include food-producing trees and shrubs
Encourage ecological soil health practices
GenScapes are dynamic places that use elements of traditional landscaping (like organized planting patterns and areas to sit, eat, and play) but bring in the natural world (like biodiversity, pollinator habitats, etc.), and plants that provide food. They use the natural desires of plants and animals in order to create gorgeous, and useful places that can be enjoyed year round.
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