Design strategies reduce the need for irrigation, require minimal weekly maintenance, handle droughts or temporary inundation, provide habitat for birds and beneficial wildlife, and provide edible and medicinal gardens. 

NATIVE PLANTS
Louisiana native plantings do much more than add beauty to the surrounding landscape. They help conserve water, reduce mowing costs, provide habitat for birds, butterflies and other wildlife, protect the soil and don’t require chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

RAIN GARDENS
These subtle depressions in the landscape collect rainwater, encouraging absorption by plantings and infiltration into the groundwater table.  The water loving plants provide habitat and food for ecologically beneficial insects and wildlife. 

XERIC PLANTINGS
The term ‘xeriscape’ comes from the Greek word ‘xero’ which means dry. Xeriscaping refers to site-specific landscaping and gardening in ways that reduce or eliminate the need for supplemental irrigation.

EDIBLE GARDENS
Local food sources and healthy, affordable options are important for the well-being of communities. Make It Right is intermittently using vacant lots as food-producing gardens, and individual residential landscapes include fruit and vegetable producing plants.

GREEN ROOF
Green roofs consist of plants being grown on roofs, replacing the vegetated footprint that was destroyed when the building was constructed. Numerous benefits that result are both ecological and economical: the recovery of green space, moderation of the urban heat island effect, improved stormwater management, water and air purification, and a reduction in energy consumption.

STREET TREES
Coordinated street tree plantings using native flood and drought tolerant species will assist with stormwater management, reduce urban heat island effect, create habitat for wildlife, and provide an amenity for future generations.