Popular garden designs for Perth and the South West

As our state experiences the effects of a drying climate, more Western Australians are embracing fresh water thinking and switching to waterwise and gardening practices.

This guide will help you to take a fresh look at your garden garden uses more than 40 per cent of all the water used by and make it more waterwise, lower maintenance and more households. Waterwise gardeners reduce watering times in beautiful. spring and autumn (switch irrigation systems off in winter/wet season) and select sprinklers and drippers that deliver water to Improving your soil the roots and not across paths. The first and most important step to achieving a waterwise garden is to create healthy soil by adding compost, soil Mulching improver and soil wetting agents as you do your planting and Applying a chunky coarse mulch to your garden can greatly maintenance. reduce evaporation loss, improve the soil, reduce plant stress and weed growth, as well as improve the appearance of your garden. Hydrozoning Combine these principles with our waterwise designs and Hydrozoning is grouping plants with similar watering needs. plants and you will be on your way to creating a functional, It’s an effective tactic to conserve water in the garden, and attractive garden that will thrive in our climatic conditions. should be considered when adding new plants. Please refer to Your guide to a waterwise garden brochure for Irrigation more detail. Irrigation is a key consideration because on average the

Coastal Garden

Often rugged and relaxed a coastal garden is full of hardy plants that can withstand strong winds.

Screening & Raised planters with Mulch Plant small trees for privacy herbs & vegetables only

ABRV COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME GROUND COVERS Garage

Eg Emu Bush Eremophila glabra * Residence Grps ‘Seaspray’ * Porch Kc Kennedia ‘Coastal Carpet’ Kennedia coccinaea * Grps Ci SHRUBS Ads ‘Pencil Perfect’ * Cora Coastal Correa Correa alba * Ads Driveway Lawn Ls Ls Coastal Tea Tree Leptospermum sericum * Lb Cushion Bush Leucophyta brownii * Wd Native Rosemary Westringia dampieri * Al Al Acacia lasiocarpa Acacia lasiocarpa * Wd Ba Ci Holly Flame Pea Chorizema ilicifolium * Cora Council footpath Dr GRASSES/STRAPPY LEAF PLANTS Kc Anfb Kangaroo Paw Anigozanthos flavidus * Lb Anfb Eg (Dwarf) Bush Gem Series Street tree. Refer to your Front verge Dr Dianella ‘Little Rev’ Dianella revoluta * local council verge policy

TREES LEGEND Ba Ashby’s * Hydrozone • Hydrozone ” Lawn MI Rottnest Tea Tree Melaleuca lancelota * ∆ Hydrozone – (including vegetables, herbs & fruit trees) * These species are endemic to WA ∆ Optional species (not included in illustration) Cottage Garden

Often informal in layout, a cottage garden usually contains a combination of annuals, perennials, brightly flowering shrubs and herbaceous plants. English in origin (yet waterwise through modern plant choices) cottage gardens burst with colour and fragrance. Plant Species Screening shrubs & Residence ABRV COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME Herbs Low wall small trees for privacy GROUND COVERS Cop Ap Fruit tree Bb Southern Banksia * Steps Dg Darwinia (Prostrate Form) Darwinia grandiflora * Dg Path Ornamental Sca Purple Fanfare Scaevola aemula * Sals Sca flowering Lawn fruit tree SHRUBS Ah Pb Ah Blue Hibiscus Alyogyne huegelii * Lm

Cop Diosma Coleonema pulchellum Af Council footpath Crow Crowea Crowea exalata ∆ Sant Cotton Lavender Santolina chamaecyparissus Sals Salvia ‘Electric Blue’ Salvia sinaloensis Sant

GRASSES/STRAPPY LEAF PLANTS Bb Ap Dwarf Agapantha Agapanthus praecox ∆ Informal planting Street tree. Refer to your Front verge Arc NZ Rock Lily Arthropodium cirratum arrangement local council verge policy Lm Lilyturf Liriope muscari

TREES LEGEND Af Jervis Bay Afterdark Agonis flexuosa * Hydrozone • Hydrozone ” Lawn L Bay Tree Laurus nobilis ∆ Hydrozone – (including vegetables, Pb Ornamental Plum Prunus blireiana herbs & fruit trees) * These species are endemic to WA ∆ Optional species (not included in illustration)

Mediterranean Garden

Creating pleasures for all the senses, a Mediterranean garden has a combination of colours, productive plants, interesting foliage and flowering plants. Complete this look by incorporating design elements such as paths and rustic benches.

Plant Species Garage

ABRV COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME Ct Ld Residence GROUND COVERS By

Ct Snow in Summer Cerastium tomentosum High wall Salg Fruit trees Leh Red Lechenaultia Lechenaultia hirsuta * Path Ar underplanted Leb Leb Blue Lechenaultia Lechenaultia biloba * with herbs Courtyard SHRUBS Coc Blue Smoke Bush (prostate form) caeruleum * Ec Driveway Lag Ar Wormwood Artemesia absinthium

Ec Pride of Madeira Echium candicans Sals Sis Council footpath Ld Upside-down Bush Leptosema davesioides Leh Salg Salvia ‘ Crimson and Black’ Salvia greggi Ery Lawn Sals Salvia ‘Electric Blue’ Salvia sinaloensis Front verge GRASSES/STRAPPY LEAF PLANTS Street tree. Refer to your By Mexican Lily Beschorneria yuccoides local council verge policy Sis Devon Skies Sisyrinchium ‘Devon Skies’ *

TREES LEGEND Ery Coral Tree Erythrina indica Hydrozone • Hydrozone ” Lawn Lag Crepe Myrtle Lagerstromia indica Hydrozone – (including vegetables, herbs & fruit trees) * These species are endemic to WA Native Garden

The ideal garden for our Western Australian climate, a native garden will look attractive, can provide year round flowering and will attract birds and wildlife. Plant Species Grt Anm

ABRV COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME Dm Residence GROUND COVERS Bb Southern Blechnum Banksia Banksia blechnifolia * Alh Dd Dampiera Dampiera diversifolia * Po Dm Mondorup Bell Darwinia macrostegia * Eucv Grs Grevillea ‘Star Burst’ * Cv Herbs Path Driveway Ba Grt Grevillea tenuiloba * Screening SHRUBS Dd shrubs & Lawn small trees Af Dwarf Agonis Agonis flexuosa * ∆ Formal Mh Eut for privacy native Af Alh Native Hibiscus Alyogyne hakeifolia * hedge Bb Cv Bottlebrush ‘Little John’ Callistemon viminalis Grs Eut Egg and Bacon Plant Eutaxia myrtifolia * Mh Chenille Honey Myrtle Melaleuca huegelii * Front Council footpath verge GRASSES/STRAPPY LEAF PLANTS Anm Kangaroo Paw Anigozanthos manglesii * Po Native Iris or Purple Flag Pattersonia occidentalis * LEGEND TREES Hydrozone • Hydrozone ” Lawn Ba Ashby’s Banksia Banksia ashbyi * Hydrozone – (including vegetables, herbs & fruit trees) Eucv Eucalyptus ‘Snow Queen’ Eucalyptus victrix *

* These species are endemic to WA ∆ Optional species (not included in illustration)

Vegetable Garden

Having your own vegetable garden is a great way to enjoy If you have plenty of space a garden bed can be established in fresh and healthy produce. It is possible regardless of your the ground, as it involves less set up but can’t be moved. garden size and using waterwise gardening techniques will Deciding what to grow and planting seasonal vegetables will minimise your water use. ensure the best results and minimise water use. By planting The location of your garden and what you create it in from you can stagger when the vegetables are ready are important decisions when establishing your garden. and planting from seedlings will see them mature at once. Vegetables need a good source of sunlight; somewhere not too Whichever you choose, make sure you plant vegetables that sunny in summer with sufficient sunlight in winter is ideal. A will be eaten and put to good use. spot protected from wind by a building or hedge will keep your Hand watering twice a week or installing sub-irrigation or vegetables happy. drippers will see the best results in your garden. When choosing where to establish your garden, if space is For more details on waterwise gardening techniques for your limited, a raised container is ideal as they keep the garden vegetable garden please refer to the Your guide to a waterwise contained and can be moved to suit the weather conditions. garden brochure.

Verge Garden Informal Contemporary–modern Informal planting arrangement Stepper path with mulch surround Kp Lc Po Property boundary By transforming your verge into a waterwise garden you Property Driveway Oa Myp Grcu Hp boundary will create an attractive hassle-free garden that requires less Driveway Gro maintenance. Myp Front Before planning your verge check with your local council for Anm Bn Bj verge Fn Front Dr D any guidelines or restrictions in place. verge Formal Coastal To transform your lawned verge firstly apply a herbicide with Informal planting arrangement glyphosate as the active ingredient. After a few months, the Property boundary Front verge Conc Anm Al Egc lawn will breakdown and act as a source of nutrients for new Council Footpath Driveway Oa

Path Egk plants. There is no need to remove the lawn, just plot out the Hp Gra Dr Grcu Gro design and dig holes for the new plants and watch your new Adc Lc Front Ega waterwise verge come to life. verge Council footpath Property boundary Verge Garden cont’d Plant Species ABRV COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME ABRV COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME

LOW SHRUBS GRASSES/STRAPPY LEAF PLANTS Bn Honeypot Dryandra Conc Grey Cottonheads Conostylis candicans Al Acacia lasiocarpa Acacia lasiocarpa Myp Creeping Boobialla Myoporum parvifolium Oa Olearia ‘Little Smokie’ Olearia axillaris Anm Kangaroo Paw Angiozanthus manglesii Wd Westringia ‘Jervis Gem’ Westringia dampieri Po Native Iris or Purple Flag Pattersonia occidentalis D Dianella ‘Silver Streak’ Dianella GROUND COVERS Dr Dianella ‘Little Rev’ Dianella revoluta Hp Snake Bush Hemiandra pungens Fn Knotted Club Rush Ficinia nodosa Gro Grevillea ‘Gin Gin Gem’ Lc Little Con Lomandra confertifolia Grcu Grevillea ‘Flat Jack’ Bj Bare Twig-rush Baumea juncea Adc Adenanthos ‘Coral Carpet’ Egc Eremophila ‘Compactum’ Eremphila glabra Kp Running Postman Kennedia prostrata Myp Creeping Boobialla Myoporum parvifolium Ega Eremophila ‘Amber Carpet’ Eremophila glabra

Watering your garden

A typical suburban block, with the waterwise designs in this leaflet, will thrive on irrigation on two watering days per week Perth, Mandurah & South West Kununurra in summer (half that in spring and autumn). South of Kalbarri & Kalgoorlie

North of Kalbarri & Kalgoorlie If planting a new garden, you can ensure it gets the best Broome chance to establish itself by applying for a watering exemption. Port Hedland Visit watercorporation.com.au or contact the Waterwise Karratha Helpline on   ­ to apply. Once your garden is established Exmouth you will need to abide by the state-wide watering rosters and NORTH Carnarvon daytime sprinkler ban between ¥am and 6pm.

• Scheme water users in Perth, Mandurah and towns south of Kalbarri (and including) Kalbarri can use sprinklers two days a week Woolgorong Geraldton Paynes Find Menzies based on their street number or lot number. Dalwallinu Kalgoorlie • Garden bore users in Perth and Mandurah can use sprinklers Perth SOUTH three days a week, bore users in the rest of the state can use AREAS OF WATER Mandurah SPRINKLER BAN Bunbury their bore when required. Esperance Albany In addition to watering rosters, a permanent winter sprinkler ban also applies to scheme and bore water users in Perth, You can find your watering days on our website by Mandurah and some parts of the South West and Great simply supplying your postcode and street number at Southern regions between 1 June and 31 August each year. watercorporation.com.au

Look for the Waterwise symbol

For professional assistance with saving water in and around your For more information on creating a waterwise garden visit home and garden, contact a Waterwise Garden Centre, Garden watercorporation.com.au Designer, Garden Irrigator, Irrigation Design Shop, Landscaper, ‹Œ ‹Œ Ž‘ Account Enquiries (8am - ¤pm weekdays) Plumber or Water Auditor. ‹Œ Œ’ ““ National Relay Service When creating your new garden look for Waterwise and Smart Approved Watermark symbols when choosing This information is available in alternative formats on request. gardening products such as mulch, plants, greywater systems watercorporation.com.au/contact and sprinklers.

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