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Native Plants : Water Savers In The Garden, K S. Cole
Native Plants : Water Savers In The Garden, K S. Cole
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The climate of Western Australia may be one of the best in the world for people but it is a difficult one for many of our imported, and common garden plants. as a consequence, some 70 per cent of our summer water usage is for gardens and lawns.
This is not the sort of statistic that we should accept easily or happily.
There is a solution to this problem: a new approach to home gardening is required.
The new garden is based on W. A.'s own colourful native plants, which are adapted to mild winters, hot dey summers and poor …