Water Conservation Gardening
Display by Heather Balcomb and Linda De Luca
Water Conservation Gardening is the wise use and management of any water in the garden, particularly rain water. Ideally our gardens should not let a drop of water leave our property - be it a home or business park, or shopping area.
We hope this display gives you visual inspiration on how to implement some principals of water conservation design in the gardens. We have focused on rain water in this display, but please note that many of the principals can also include the management of grey water in the garden. The display includes:
• A succulent garden that demonstrates how these beautiful, drought hardy plants can be used in a garden that is carefully planned to minimize water consumption and water loss.
• A rain garden that illustrates:
The capture and storage of rain water, slowing it down on its rapid and often destructive path to our rivers
Methods of spreading it out in the gard ...
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