The water wise gardening tips below will help you to design a garden that uses as little water as possible.
Water wise plants cape town.
We ll begin with shrubs that embody a trifecta of valuable traits suitable for current gardening conditions.
Choose water wise plants 2 5mb there are many beautiful plants which are naturally drought resistant and require little watering once established.
In fact we love the idea of water wise.
Not all water wise plants are ugly and they attract our birds and bees.
The term incorporates home filter systems as well as much larger scale municipal or public water treatment plants.
Water wise gardening where are we.
Despite the liberal use of the word water wise on plant labels at nurseries and during design presentations the fact is that many gardens and landscapes are watered at least twice a week and often three times.
Plectranthus neochilus are hardy and water wise and care should be taken not to over water them which may result in the plants becoming leggy and losing their neat shape.
Spring is the optimal time to establish plants in the summer rainfall regions.
We re a month in so let s get cracking.
Easy to grow low maintenance and water wise they are perfect choices to help establish new gardens change form exotic to indigenous or anywhere you need rapid.
Cacti in lower water areas have fleshy.
Water wise plant characteristics 4 7mb plants have adapted to the various climates and microclimates they occupy.
We at village gardens can source plants and plan a stunning water wise garden for you.
This year the focus at cape contours landscape solutions is squarely on incorporating water wise principles and plants into every garden we create and hence we have added to.
The end use may be drinking industrial water supply.
Welcome to wise water ways.
Saving water is currently priority however this shouldn t mean doing without a garden.
Make your garden water wise by choosing plants that can survive cape town s long dry summers without much watering.
These gardens are local hardy save water bring in the local birds bees and nature and will save you money on your water bill.
Water treatment is any process that improves the quality of water to make it appropriate for a specific end use.
Phylica pubescens a beautiful indigenous shrub with soft feathery like foliage that works well in a fynbos style garden.
There are ways to establish a sustainable garden in drought conditions and one of them is choosing the right water wise plants.
Last year we wrote a blog on our best water wise plants and selected several species in categories that make these plants resilient during periods of long term drought.
When selecting water wise plants consider whether they re compatible with your climate and rainfall pattern.
This hardy evergreen succulent has become popular in landscape architecture and is frequently used as a replacement for lawn on verges.
As a landscaper i feel we pay lip service to water conservation in the landscape industry.
The soft hairs on the leaves help this plant to minimise the surface area from which water is lost by evaporation and make it a hardy plant for waterwise gardens.
