How to optimize your garden in an eco-responsible way?

For want of a green home, an ever-growing proportion of the population is turning to the garden. Synonymous with well-being and a return to the earth, it’s only natural that many people today are wondering what they need to do to practice sensible, ecological gardening. Here’s a step-by-step guide to eco-gardening.

A clean source of energy for the garden

Requesting a connection or commissioning from Enedis (formerly ERDF)

First, you’ll need a power source close to your garden. Depending on whether you’re building on a new plot or already have your own garden, you’ll need to take different steps.

However, whether you need to make a connection or open a meter, you’ll need to contact Enedis (formerly ERDF), which is responsible for electricity transmission and distribution in France.

If you have built on a new plot of land, you must first ask Enedis to connect you to the grid by following these steps:

Send your request to Enedis or appoint a professional to do so
Sign the quotation and pay the deposit requested after validation of your project
Follow-up on work completion
Obtain Consuel (certificate of conformity) and pay the rest of the estimate

On the other hand, if your garden is already connected to the grid, all you have to do is choose an energy supplier who will ask Enedis to send a technician to open your meter.

Choosing the right electricity supplier (Engie, Eni, Ilek, Enercoop, etc.)

Now that your garden is connected to the grid, it’s time to find the right energy supplier and offer. On the Internet, you’ll find plenty of reviews of green offerings from Engie (formerly GDF), Total Direct Energie and Eni, for example here. However, not all green suppliers are created equal.

To understand this, you first need to know what is meant by a “green offer”.

In France, energy is said to be “green” when it is produced from a renewable source (hydro, wind, solar, biomass, etc.). However, it is physically impossible to deliver a specific type of electricity to your garden. So choosing a green supplier doesn’t mean consuming eco-responsible electricity, but rather ensuring that some of the energy in the grid is.

So, if you want to make a green change in your garden, it’s important to choose an electricity supplier that produces more green energy than fossil fuels (Énergie d’Ici rather than EDF, for example).

Gardening intelligently to respect nature

Traditional methods for preserving the soil

While composting has already proved its worth with garden enthusiasts, few neophytes are aware of the need to combine this practice with mulching. This technique simply consists in laying a thin layer of organic matter (compost, straw, wood shavings) on the soil of your garden to limit watering (thanks to better water infiltration), avoid frost and prevent the proliferation of weeds.

As well as protecting your garden from the elements, mulching and composting help your plants to grow more vigorously.

Care for your garden without damaging it

As we move towards more eco-responsible gardening, we come to wonder how to care for our soil without overloading it with chemicals. Here are a few tips to help you do just that:

Sprinkle coffee grounds or ashes around your plants to keep slugs and snails away.
Hoe by hand to avoid damaging your plants
Install a rainwater collector to reduce watering
Plant a hedge to reduce soil erosion
Build an insect nesting box to encourage the development of flora and fauna

There are tons of solutions for every purpose, so it’s up to you to be creative and find what suits you best. There’s nothing insurmountable about optimizing your garden in an eco-responsible way. To find out more, follow this link.

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