Category Archives: sustainability

What to do during a drought

By irrigation, sustainability
WHAT TO DO DURING A DROUGHT for your plants in Kelowna
• Doing nothing is sometimes best
• Avoid fertilizer – it can burn root hairs, cause drying out of the tissue
• Avoid pruning – it stimulates new growth, which uses water reserves
• Avoid pesticides – they can injure drought-stressed foliage
• Avoid watering, obviously
• Turn off your controller or adjust moisture sensors for minimum watering
• Allow plants to wilt, up to a point
• Remove unnecessary plants to provide more water for those remaining
• Use an anti-transpirant to reduce water loss

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Sustainable solutions for landscaping

By sustainability
Some of the solutions being developed are:
  • Reduction of storm water run-off through the use of bio-swales, rain gardens and green roofs and walls.
  • Reduction of water use in landscapes through design of water-wise garden techniques (sometimes known as xeriscaping)
  • Bio-filtering of wastes through constructed wetlands
  • Landscape irrigation using water from showers and sinks, known as gray water
  • Integrated Pest Management techniques for pest control
  • (more…)

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