The Sustainable Landscapes project demonstrates and promotes appropriate garden and park design, helps to provide advice about plant species selections and sustainable horticulture practices specifically for South Australian environments including the efficient use of water.

Home gardeners in the greater metropolitan Adelaide area can make use of the Landscapes Alive Plant Selector to help choose suitable plants.

As a result of the project, a range of brochures have been produced including the following:

What is a Sustainable Landscape? (585kB)
Demonstration sites - take a tour of these sustainable landscape sites (669kB)
Community gardens - guidelines for making a sustainable community garden (2MB)
Backyard habitats - creating garden homes for wildlife (2.4MB)
Water - conserving water in the garden (2.4MB)
Native gardens - designing and selecting native plants (2.3MB)
Choosing sustainable materials (3MB)
Designing gardens - for people and place (1.6MB)
Minimising harmful chemicals - in your garden (2.6MB)


The Sustainable Landcapes project is a partnership between SA Water, the Land Management Corporation, Innovations and Economic Opportunities Group (through the Mawson Lakes Economic Development Project), Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resource Management Board, and the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide (Department of Environment and Heritage).