Bagging these materials and placing them into the curbside garbage collection system uses valuable landfill space, removes nutrients from the environment, and costs citiesand the people of Texas more in increased taxes and service fees. Of all landscape waste, approximately half is composed of tree leaves. In recent times, man has attempted to control and directly utilize the process for sanitary recycling and reclamation of organic waste material. Such organic materials as vegetable matter, animal manure and other organic refuse can be converted from otherwise wasted materials to a more stable form for use as a soil amendment by this process. A well-designed landscape is a pleasure to the family, enhances a community and adds to the property's resale value.
Landscape design involves much more than placing trees, shrubs and other plants on the property.
It is an art which deals with conscious arrangement or organization of outdoor space for human satisfaction and enjoyment. Creating a visual relationship between the house and the site. Reducing landscape maintenance to a practical level. Protecting and conserving our natural resources. The routine use of fertilizers and pesticides in the landscape poses a relatively limited threat to the environment.