题目内容：

    You don’t have to break your back to create a yard that’s both beautiful and kind to Mother Nature. These environmentally smart ideas will turn your home turf (草地) into a small garden. 1.

Let the grass grow.

Cut grass less often, 2.. It will help grass survive dry periods of time in warmer months. That’s because roots will grow deeper and grass thicker, which means fewer pests, less disease, and a decreased need for chemical intervention.

3..

You can act before 10 a.m, when the air is cool. Watering in late afternoon is the next good choice. Water near the base of plants, slowly delivering the good stuff right to the roots. For lawns, water long and deep once a week.

Get keen on composting（肥料）.

Compost isn’t called gardener’s gold for nothing. It keeps kitchen leftover out of landfills and enriched soil with much-needed nutrients. 4.  Vegetables and tea bags, eggshells, dry leaves are all fair game.

Give bees the green-carpet treatment

Honeybees help pollinate（授粉）75 percent of the flowering plants and nearly 75 percent of food crops. Scientists say many important pollinators are disappearing. Creating a garden with plants which flower at different times of the year will benefit pollinators throughout the growing season.5..

A.Water the right way.

B.Many will save your money too.

C.Dry leaves add nutrients to the soil.

D.Make the backyard as beautiful as possible.

E.so it gets a few inches longer than you’re used to.

F.It also reduces dependency on chemical fertilizers.

G.Whenever possible, choose native plants with a variety of flower colors and shapes.