When keeping it real in the garden, I suggest you always bear in mind these dot points:
- Air/Plant/Soil Protection (Contamination, Erosion, Compaction)
- Stormwater (diverting away from drains to raingarden, standard garden, rainwater tank)
- Biodegradability and reusability and recyclability of materials to avoid waste
- Reduction in use of resources overall
- Shade/Wind/Ventilation/Heat Island effect - permaculture aspects
- Maintenance and overall social sustainability
- Companion planting (like conditions for like), appropriateness and longevity of plants
- Do plants require fertilisation, pest treatment at regular intervals etc?
- Habitats, habitats, habitats
- Watch out for environmental weeds which are our second most serious problem, aside from land-clearing.
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