Perth region tips
South of Kalbarri and Kalgoorlie tips
North of Kalbarri and Kalgoorlie tips
Perth region tips
Welcome to winter! We hope you've made some steps so far this year to become more waterwise. Keep up the good work with these simple tips:
Consider installing a rainwater tank.
Add a wetting agent to potted plants and hanging baskets and only buy plastic, glazed or waterproofed pots.
Visit a Waterwise garden centre and plan for the next year.
As rainfall becomes more and more frequent over the next few months, take action now and install a rainwater tank. Each year, 40 000 litres of water could be collected from your home's roof area and used for toilet flushing, washing clothes or simply returned to the garden.
On the topic of gardens, potted plants and hanging baskets are not very water efficient as they have less soil and hold less water. Be sure to buy only non-porous pots, like glazed or plastic pots. Avoid buying permeable pots such as terracotta unless they have been waterproofed and always add a wetting agent to the soil.
It's amazing how the choices you make in the garden can dramatically affect your water usage. Now is a great time to visit a Waterwise garden centre and plan for the following year. You'll pick up some great tips on how to have a colourful, native garden that looks great all year round.
South of Kalbarri and Kalgoorlie tips
Welcome to winter! We hope you've made some steps so far this year to become more waterwise. Keep up the
good work with these simple tips:
Consider installing a rainwater tank.
Add a wetting agent to potted plants and hanging baskets and only buy plastic, glazed or waterproofed pots.
Visit a Waterwise garden centre and plan for the next year.
As rainfall becomes more and more frequent over the next few months, take action now and install a rainwater tank. Each year, 40 000 litres of water could be collected from your home's roof area and used for toilet flushing, washing clothes or simply returned to the garden.
On the topic of gardens, potted plants and hanging baskets are not very water efficient as they have less soil and hold less water. Be sure to buy only non-porous pots, like glazed or plastic pots. Avoid buying permeable pots such as terracotta unless they have been waterproofed and always add a wetting agent to the soil.
It's amazing how the choices you make in the garden can dramatically affect your water usage. Now is a great time to visit a Waterwise garden centre and plan for the following year. You'll pick up some great tips on how to have a colourful, native garden that looks great all year round.
North of Kalbarri and Kalgoorlie tips
As the days become even dryer, make the resolution to become more waterwise. It's easy! All you need to do is follow our tips for June.
Add a wetting agent to lawns.
Grow your lawn longer.
Install a pool cover.
Lawns and soil build up a natural water barrier, which makes it hard for water to penetrate to the roots. This can be overcome by adding a wetting agent to your lawn (available from your local nursery or garden centre) or by having the lawn spiked, aerated, de-thatched or renovated to improve water penetration.
Another way to help your lawn survive the dry season is to simply let it grow! Cutting the lawn exposes the surface roots to the sun, causing a higher rate of evaporation. So keep the mower in the shed this dry season and help stop your lawn from drying out.
Evaporation is a large cause of water loss. In fact, a typical backyard swimming pool loses its entire volume through evaporation in just one year! Therefore it makes sense to invest in a pool cover. As well as keeping your pool cleaner and warmer, a pool cover will save thousands of litres of water each year.
It definitely pays to be waterwise!