Landscaping - Water

Water

It’s on all of our minds. Less rain is falling and our dry seasons are getting longer. It’s not a freak drought, we have to understand and learn to live with lower rainfall. Sustainable can provide you with a range of tools and strategies to adapt.

The cheapest and most basic step is using less water inside your house. Using a combination of flow restriction, efficient appliances and behavioural adaptation, you can greatly reduce your household’s impact on our limited water supplies. The other simple device that makes a big difference is a water tank. This is the point where your house gives back to your garden. You can use rainwater harvested from your roof to maintain a beautiful garden as well as for the inside of your home.

Another important water harvesting strategy is to use your landscape. Contours and plants can catch, hold and direct water on your site. Mulching your garden beds and even pot plants is a crucial part of preserving water in your landscape. Sustainable aims always to maintain natural water flows over the site as well as retain the maximum possible amount of original vegetation. This utilises the lands natural tools to prevent post-construction erosion and improve aesthetics.

The other area in which Sustainable™ has expertise and experience is choosing drought tolerant plants that still give vibrant beauty and colour. Your landscape will be functional, low in water requirements, ecologically healthy and won’t damage the local environment.