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Put your stormwater to use

15 Apr 2016

Even dense inner-city housing can easily hold back most of its stormwater runoff—saving water, cooling cities, reducing flooding problems and protecting rivers. Chris Walsh’s inner-Melbourne house shows how.

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Josh’s house and garden

15 Apr 2016

Behind 10 Star Josh’s House is a productive, water smart and shade-giving garden—and you can find the plans online, writes Jacinta Cleary.

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Drop by drop: measuring it out

15 Apr 2016

Robyn Deed talks to Gardening Australia’s Sophie Thomson about her measured approach to watering in Adelaide’s challenging dry climate.

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At home with water efficiency

1 Mar 2016

Eva Matthews looks at the gadgets, habits and tools that can help you make the most of our precious water.

Buyers guides

Greywater system buyers guide

15 Jan 2015

Although many regions no longer have water restrictions, water is still a very precious resource in a country as dry as Australia. Greywater systems let you use water at least twice, which makes good environmental sense. Here, we look at what systems are available.