[PHOTOSTORY 1: OUTDOORS] A Solution for Less Pollution

By: Emma Faircloth

Lowe's sells almost any kind of home improvement tools that you can think of. It is a chain, but they make many strides to be a green corporation.

The garden center has many different options of pretty much anything that will grow. The large array of garden supplies is what draws customers in every day.

One of their largest advantages that they have over small town garden shops is that they're open 7 days a week. Most small, locally owned nurseries are only open on weekdays.

Lowe's makes huge efforts to recycle, and they also offer a 1-year plant guarantee! So, if you buy a plant from them and something happens to it within a year they will replace it.

They have lots of plants that will make your yard beautiful for the summer. The beautiful, healthy plants that are sitting outside of their garden center draw hundreds of new customers in every day.

Hot pink, yellow and red flowers scream summertime. They do this in order to entice customers and create a vision of a beautiful garden in their mind.

Alivia Collins was shopping at Lowe's hoping to find the perfect vegetables to plant in her summer garden. Lowe's is her favorite place to search for vegetable plants, because they have so many different kinds.

She likes to grow peppers and other fresh vegetables for her meals that she makes every day. The sweet red chili peppers are her favorite.

Their pots are made from recycled materials which is another factor that makes Lowe's green. A wide array of different pots makes anybody who loves gardening and efforts to make the planet green happy.

Along with plants, Lowe's also sells many different seeds. The vegetable seeds are the most popular.

Sylvia loves to work in her garden, and Lowe's is her favorite place to shop for her seeds. She likes that they have many different kinds so that she's able to make her garden as green as possible!

Alivia lives in an apartment, so she plants her vegetables in planters. Blue is her favorite color and she finds her favorite baby blue planters at Lowe's.

Fertilizers are crucial to keeping your plants growing strong and healthy. Miracle grow is a great plant and Earth friendly option!

Employees work hard to keep the garden center stocked for summertime gardens. They consistently haul in pallets of fertilizer to keep customers happy.

It takes dedicated employees to work hard to keep customers happy! Their main goal is to keep the planet a safe and happy place for all who inhabit it.

Forklifts are a garden centers favorite tool. They wouldn't be able to keep the shelves stocked without it!

A crucial part of gardening is making sure that you have the right tools. While shopping at Lowe's, you can also pick up all of the right tools to make sure that your garden is perfectly landscaped.

Lowe's also stays stocked on Succulents, because they're easy and low maintenance for people who are new to gardening! The best part about them is that they can grow pretty much anywhere.

Another great option for new gardeners are perennials! You only have to plant them one time and they grow back beautifully year after year, and you can find many different ones at Lowe's.

The part about Lowe's that really makes them great are their employees. They always greet customers with a smile, help out and teach customers what it means to be green any chance that they get!