Water-Wise Gardening

Water-Wise Gardening

What is 'water-wise' gardening?

Water-wise gardening uses either native plants or plants that may not be native to the area but are suited to the climate that you're in. That has a lot of the benefits of native plants in that it uses less water or uses the amount of water that's associated with the area that you live in. Water-wise gardening doesn't necessarily have the benefits of providing habitat for native plants, but it does definitely carry the benefit of reducing the amount of water that's used.

What is 'gray water'?

Gray water is any waste water from your house, except for what comes from the toilet. So anything that is coming from your sink, from your shower, from your laundry is what's considered gray water. With a properly designed gray water system, you can use that water to flush your toilets or to irrigate outside your home.

What is 'rainwater harvesting'?

Rainwater Harvesting is when you take the rainwater that falls on your property and collect it for use later. You can collect it in rain barrels off of your downspouts that come out of your house,or you can direct run off from other areas of your property into an underground cistern. As long as you are able to pull that out for use later, you're going to be reducing the amount of water you use from other portable sources.