Decided to refer to this as a Sustainability alphabet soup. Dot-points. We greenies have a tendency to be too long-winded in what we say! A person designing their Outdoor Room or Garden can mull over this alphabet soup before making any decisions.
Q is for ...... err .... Queen Elizabeth, and her family who are avid produce gardeners
R is for Resources - always check the Source, Rainforest source (A big no no), Reclaimed or recycled source, Roof Gardens.
S is for Soil erosion and Salinity, Shade Trees, Stormwater discharge and the impacts
T is for Top-soil (all the vital living beings within it) and Towns in Transition (Totnes, UK!)
U is for Urban Heat Island Effect
V is for Vertical Gardening (Produce, Ornamental, air-cooling, indoor or outdoors, horticultural therapy)
W is for WSUD (water sensitive urban design), Wind-breaks, Waste (from building works), Worm wee, and Worms.
X is for .... err ... help.
Y is for ... Yard ... have to come back to that one, too.
Z is for Zoning in the garden eg hydrozoning, plant-stacking (shade for plants)
Blooming and Bold
Without the buzzards and bees
Where would we bee?
A blog by Nicolle Kuna
A blog about sustainable landscaping and some eco-humour and eco-creativity.
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Attribution for above garden design goes to
Andrew Jones, talented artist and designer.
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