The garden is not only an inflation fighter, it's a source of highly nutritional foods that taste fresher and better when you grow them yourself. By properly landscaping, you can reduce your air conditioning bill in the summer and heating bill in the winter. Learn about the use of trees and shrubs to modify your environment. Your landscape can be useful in reducing air and water pollution. But be careful that in caring for your plants, you don't become a chemical polluter.
Many homeowners use more chemicals per square foot than farmers.
Look for alternatives. Protect the environment. Plan your landscape with food and shelter for wildlife, or incorporate wild flowers around your home. You will be richly rewarded. Don't take more from the environment than you return to it.