Not many of us have the opportunity to landscape our gardens from scratch, but most of us engage in landscaping on a minor scale. It might be building or installing a raised garden bed or making a new path. The more technically able might build a deck or pergola – or we might ask a landscaper to do it for us. In each case it is important to consider what environmental impacts the materials have had in their manufacture and if they are durable enough to avoid the further and energy inputs of replacing them.

Whether you are adding a few plants or replanting your whole garden by incorporating waterwise garden designs you will help your garden be more waterwise, lower maintenance and more beautiful.