Jas Stephens Magazine 22 February 2014

22nd February 2014

SUMMER GARDEN SURVIVAL TIPS The savewater! Alliance is a Victoria initiative that works with water businesses, government agencies, and product and technology providers to invest in delivering a range of outcomes across three focus areas: 1. water conservation and efficiency 2. valuing water products and initiatives, and 3. product and technology solutions When it comes to preserving and maintaining a healthy summer garden, while conserving and building a drought tolerant garden, savewater! has created a website with extensive information and resources.

Some of their top tips around using water in the garden include:

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Watering plants Many plants are much tougher than you think and will go for quite long periods without additional watering. Less frequent watering forces roots down to find water, making the plants less reliant on surface water and better able to stand hot, dry days. Also, check the four-day forecast at the Bureau LEMAIC CRAIG STEPHENS ALAN STEPHENS GEORGE ALEXANDER TERRY FITZPATRICK BRANKO rain in the forecast, let the rain do yourSales watering for you.

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Accepted wisdom is you should not water too often. Giving the lawn a proper drink, less often, enquiries@jasstephens.com.au galexander@jasstephens.com.au tfitzpatrick@jasstephens.com.au blemaic@jasstephens.com.au encourages deeper root growth and means your grass will be more able to withstand heat stress and dry periods.

Most people overestimate how much water their lawn needs. Grass is shallow rooted and rarely extends more than 25mm into the soil. Put more water than this on your soil and it’s not helping your lawn or your water bill. Lawn does not need to be watered again until the soil dries out.

Put a 25mm deep tuna tin out when you are watering your lawn and stop when the tin is full. Then watch how long it takes for the water to evaporate from the tin. That is when it is time to water again.

Irrigation One of savewater!’s water efficiency tips is to water roots, not leaves. Dripper irrigation systems, which deliver water at or below the ground surface, are therefore more efficient than spray irrigation systems, which disperse water above the ground surface.

Drip irrigation is also better suited to other water efficiency measures. Most experts recommend mulch for water efficient gardens but

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Privacy Act 2000: We use personal information collected from you during open for inspections for security purposes. We may also use that information to contact you with respect to this property and others we believe may be of interest to you.

Also, we may contact you in relation to other services provided by us or our associates such as insurance, mortgages and loans. By providing your information to us you agree to our use of it as described above unless you advise us differently. If the information is not provided we may not be able to provide an effective and comprehensive service to you. (Your personal information will be collected and held in accordance with MARK HUTCHESON provisions of the Information Privacy Act 2000).

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More and more property buyers are discovering the joy of living in the Inner West, and who better to encourage them than Jas Stephens. We’ve been here since 1923 and have loved every minute of it.

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