South Australians love to garden. Most of our homes are detached dwellings with at least some lawn areas and surrounding garden plots.
Gardening has many benefits:
- Relaxing and recreation
- Cultivating home-grown fruit and vegetables
- Improving air quality
- Proving habitat for birds and other wildlife
- Keeping erosion in check
Gardens can be a haven from a hectic life - and for many South Australians gardening is a way of life.
Currently, an average South Australian household will use about 40% of its water in the garden. So it makes sense to look at the garden as a good place to start saving water.
We can save water in the garden without much effort and without losing the many joys and benefits gardening provides. In this section, you can find out more about: