C6.1 Landscaping
This section considers ‘hard landscaping’ such a pavers, fences and earth mounds, and ‘soft landscaping’ such as planting and cultivating trees.
Design and Specification
Consider
- constructing planted earth mounds or planting vines on high fences throughout the community, for use as wind breaks in colder climates
- fencing all houses and buildings, and planting vines on the fences to stop dustplanting shade trees and food plants along walkways and around places where people meet
- developing a community nursery to grow plants for household gardens, food plants and plants used for traditional ceremonies and crafts
- planting drought tolerant grasses on sports fields, and using stormwater or stored rainwater on the grass
- growing drought tolerant ground covers on open, unsealed areas to reduce dust
- capturing stormwater from roads, paths and open areas and using it to water plants
- planting trees or building earth mounds to prevent cars using unsealed tracks that cause dust and erosion
- developing a program to seal all roads in the community to reduce dust
- using native plants that need little water, wherever possible
- planting woodlots for communities that need fire wood for cooking or heating
- planning to make the public areas and houses more accessible to people with disabilities.
Maintenance
As part of cyclical maintenance:
- employ and equip a parks and gardens team to maintain landscaping throughout the community.
- Housing Management
- 3 Months
- employ and equip a parks and gardens team to maintain landscaping throughout the community.
Standard And References
Centre for Appropriate Technology ‘Rainwater harvesting’, Bush Tech Brief #4, Our Place, 17, Winter 2002 Alice Springs, http://www.icat.org.au/documents/btb4.pdf