Stormwater Management in the Suburbs

2025-08-09T14:00:29-04:00By Ben Hale|DIY Landscape Design, Drought Resistant Landscaping, Ecological Landscaping|

What to do with stormwater in your landscape and the greater landscape

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With all this talk on stormwater, I have broken stormwater management into segments based on geographical […]

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The Opportunity Called the California Water Shortage

2021-07-17T22:17:30-04:00By Ben Hale|Current Events, Drought Resistant Landscaping, Ecological Landscaping|

The California Water Shortage: A Case for Aesthetic Ecosystem and Ecological Design

A reservoir showing the effect of drought conditions in California

In recent news, there has been significant coverage of California’s struggle with its below average precipitation in the past several years. Yes, they call it a drought.

Governor Jerry Brown and California State Water Resources Control Board have come forward […]

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Must-Have Strategies for Urban Stormwater Mitigation

2017-06-14T13:27:11-04:00By Ben Hale|Ecological Landscaping|

How we can redesign urban stormwater systems

As described in my previous blog post, there is an increasing need for better handling of our precipitation and its transition to runoff. There are numerous benefits from proper management of stormwater before it leaves our landscape. Here, I’ll take you through some of the issues with the design of our current systems, then to what are characteristics of an ideal stormwater management system, and finally to several […]

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Must-Have Strategies for Stormwater Mitigation

2018-02-01T11:20:23-05:00By Ben Hale|Ecological Landscaping|

A call to action for designing stormwater systems in our landscape and the world around us

The day this post comes out marks the one day of the year where we celebrate the land we walk upon. We ignore it the other 360-something days, but not today. Today is special so we can celebrate Earth and all of its wonderful natural resources.

Happy Earth Day everyone!

But sadly today is not special. Today is just another ordinary day. […]

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What to Expect at Easy Living Yards

2020-04-29T17:46:54-04:00By Ben Hale|Current Events, Living with Purpose, Low Maintenance Landscaping|

I want to take a few moments to explain my intent with this site, as well as set some expectations for you.

I have created Easy Living Yards because I have perceived a need to connect two distinct practices within landscape design. The practices of conventional landscape design can be very detrimental to the surrounding environment. And although certain elements of sustainable design are being adapted into this conventional design practice, the adaptation is often to […]

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Here’s to 30, and Here We Go!

2020-04-29T17:47:21-04:00By Ben Hale|Current Events, Living with Purpose|

How we can all work to make the world just one step better

So yeah, this is it. I’m 30 today.

This day marks a turning point for many 20-somethings, because they’re no longer 20-somethings. They’re now in the ‘old people’ category in the eyes of kids.

A Change…

This day marks a turning point for me as well. Today is the day I launch my website, Easy Living Yards.

The launching of Easy Living Yards marks a […]

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