Spectacular Water Wise Garden
Episode: Saving Your Backyard 8/4/07
Presenter: Phil Dudman
Phil visits a successful Queensland garden where the owners are on a mission to be totally independent of town water and they are doing it all themselves.
All the grey water from the home is gets passed through an approved biocycle system to be reused in the thirstier parts of the garden. They are also harvesting rainwater so that nothing gets wasted. If there is any overflow from the tanks ends up in their pond. If your land suits you too could be channelling water into something like a pond.
Despite having so much water the gardeners are still incredibly frugal and most of the gardens are never watered, including their cottage garden. You are probably thinking that a cottage garden in the Queensland climate with no water is just not possible but if you choose the right plants and give them some protection from the sun you can have a beautiful garden.
There will always be plants that will need a little more moisture but then it is just a matter of rethinking the way you do things.
A great idea is raised planter boxes from old bath tubs set into frames and then dressed with some corrugated iron. It is quite a charming rustic look but when the water drains through it goes into a bucket underneath to be used again on the garden.
Waterwise gardening can be quite fun and be creative. With some great innovations it can cost you nothing more than your imagination.
Some more great news to help get you started, Queensland gardeners can now take advantage of the home garden rebate scheme from the state government. You can get yourself up to $50.00 per household off the purchase price of an abundance of waterwise gardening products. That includes everything from drought hardy plants, mulch and even worm farms and there are a whole lot of other generous rebates available as well.
If you want to find out more information visit: www.water.qld.gov.au or phone 1800 243 585.
Paul’s Open Garden - “Tambo Folly”
Open 9th, 10th and 11th June.
27 Alzino Court
Elimba (near Caboolture)
Presenter: Phil Dudman
Phil visits a successful Queensland garden where the owners are on a mission to be totally independent of town water and they are doing it all themselves.
All the grey water from the home is gets passed through an approved biocycle system to be reused in the thirstier parts of the garden. They are also harvesting rainwater so that nothing gets wasted. If there is any overflow from the tanks ends up in their pond. If your land suits you too could be channelling water into something like a pond.
Despite having so much water the gardeners are still incredibly frugal and most of the gardens are never watered, including their cottage garden. You are probably thinking that a cottage garden in the Queensland climate with no water is just not possible but if you choose the right plants and give them some protection from the sun you can have a beautiful garden.
There will always be plants that will need a little more moisture but then it is just a matter of rethinking the way you do things.
A great idea is raised planter boxes from old bath tubs set into frames and then dressed with some corrugated iron. It is quite a charming rustic look but when the water drains through it goes into a bucket underneath to be used again on the garden.
Waterwise gardening can be quite fun and be creative. With some great innovations it can cost you nothing more than your imagination.
Some more great news to help get you started, Queensland gardeners can now take advantage of the home garden rebate scheme from the state government. You can get yourself up to $50.00 per household off the purchase price of an abundance of waterwise gardening products. That includes everything from drought hardy plants, mulch and even worm farms and there are a whole lot of other generous rebates available as well.
If you want to find out more information visit: www.water.qld.gov.au or phone 1800 243 585.
Paul’s Open Garden - “Tambo Folly”
Open 9th, 10th and 11th June.
27 Alzino Court
Elimba (near Caboolture)
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