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Eco-friendly gardeners are all the rage according to Brendan Moar.
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Plants for sustainable gardens need to be really tough, drought tolerant and beautiful.
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The average garden uses roughly 2,000L per week, therefore any good sustainable garden should practice water efficiency.
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Preparing the soil in any garden, particularly a sustainable garden, is the most important thing.
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Mulching performs a variety of functions in the garden and can reduce water evaporation by up to 70% and therefore the amount of watering required so it’s an essential part of any sustainable garden.
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Unfortunately, the biggest offender in the water-guzzling stakes is also that part of the garden we seem to love the most, the lawn. Up to 90% of water used in the garden goes on to the lawn.
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Take the pressure off your plants by making everything else in your garden work harder
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Eco Bricks offer a range of recycled bricks and pavers which are recovered from demolition projects.
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Thors Hammer salvages timber from demolition sites around Australia.
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Plaspanel’s strong yet lightweight flat plastic panels are manufactured from recycled HDPE.
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See how to utilise water in your garden thanks to rainwater tanks.
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Envirobrix are a range of bricks blocks and other decorative building products made from industrial waste materials.
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Evertuff Recycled Sleepers are 98% recycled plastic, made from milk and juice containers, cling wrap, plastic bags and old plastic rainwater tanks that would have otherwise ended up in a landfill.
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The ‘Grey To Green’ system harnesses that water storing it overnight and releasing it through a drip irrigation system through the garden.
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Multipanel building panels are durable, lightweight, energy-efficient and zero-VOC emitting building panels.
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Sadlerstone tiles are naturally cured, requiring no baking or steam in any part of the production.
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Hebel is a type of aerated autoclaved concrete with a lower environmental impact than standard concrete.
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Huestone paving tiles come in a beautiful range of colours and are suitable for numerous indoor and outdoor applications.
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The Sunbrella awning fabric used is specifically designed to withstand the elements and is guaranteed to resist fading, rotting, sun and water damage for up to 10 years.
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As part of Australia's Open Garden Scheme, you can visit some of Brendan Moar's garden designs as seen in Dry Spell Gardening.
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