عنوان

Waterwise house & garden :

شابک

0643068007

شابک

9780643068001

شماره

b782202

عنوان اصلي

Waterwise house & garden :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

a guide for sustainable living /

نام نخستين پديدآور

Allan Windust.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Collingwood, Vic. :

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Landlinks Press,

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

©2003.

نام خاص و کميت اثر

viii, 190 pages :

ساير جزييات

illustrations, maps ;

ابعاد

25 cm

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references and index.

متن يادداشت

Ch. 1 Introduction -- ch. 2 The value of water -- ch. 3 The importance of plants -- Work with nature -- A positive experience -- ch. 4 The house and garden system -- Aim to survive and go on surviving -- Spin-offs -- The suburban carbon sink -- The suburban aviary -- Salinity -- Dollars and cents -- Australian climate -- Australian droughts -- ch. 5 Waterwise strategies -- Choose your approach -- Know your climate -- View the house and garden as a system -- Rainfall -- Mains water -- Garden evapotranspiration and seepage losses -- Household losses -- Become water-conscious then a water-saver -- ch. 6 Waterwise options -- Household reticulation options -- Toilet -- Shower -- Washing machine -- Laundry sink -- Hand basin -- Kitchen sink and dishwasher -- Bath -- Garden watering methods and appliances -- Bucket using mains water -- Hose using mains or tank water -- Sprinklers using filtered mains water -- Misters using filtered mains water

متن يادداشت

Damage to the environment -- Technology -- Stormwater -- Desalinisation -- The whole plant -- The healthy plant -- The stressed plant -- Soil -- Roots -- Stem -- Leaves -- Flowers and fruit -- Plant cells -- Plant strategies to overcome dry conditions -- Roots -- Stem -- Leaves -- Overall plant strategies -- Indoor usage -- Outdoor usage -- Australian natives -- Waterwise garden books -- Herbs -- Earthworms -- Water reuse -- General.

متن يادداشت

Impediments and assets -- Site assessment plan -- Design -- Activity areas and linkages -- Dry zones and wet zones -- Fire buffer zones -- Examples of wet/dry zone fire-retardant designs -- Model kitchen garden -- Garden water recycling -- The master plan -- ch. 9 Plants -- Your prize plants -- Survival plants -- Australian plants -- Plants of the world -- ch. 10 Help with plant selection -- Your local water authority -- Your local indigenous nursery -- Your local botanic garden -- Public parks and specialist gardens -- Societies for growing Australian plants -- On-line -- ch. 11 What to do during a drought -- Essentials -- Develop a routine -- Start the waterwise design process -- Select construction projects -- Determine not to forget -- Look after the animals -- Things to try -- Using pots to advantage -- Golden rules for the waterwise gardener -- ch. 12 The future -- Black water perspective -- Grey water -- Attitudes -- Public health

متن يادداشت

Porous (sweat) hoses using filtered low-pressure mains or tank supply -- Dripper hoses using filtered mains or tank water -- Individual drippers using filtered mains or tank water -- Filters for mains supply or tank water -- Timers -- Moisture meters -- Automated systems using mains pressure systems -- Pot plants -- On-site catchment and storage in water tanks -- Regulations -- Uses -- Capacity -- Drinking water -- Installation -- Tank construction -- Inspection and maintenance -- Elevated water tank -- On-ground water tank -- Your swimming pool -- Underground water tank -- Tank water for toilet cisterns -- Ponds -- Recycling household wastewater -- Recycling untreated grey water onto the garden -- Washing machine and washing tub grey water -- Showers: clear or grey water -- Baths: grey water -- Hand-basins: grey water -- Kitchen sink or dishwasher: grey water -- Septic tank effluent: black water -- Treatment and reuse of grey water

متن يادداشت

Use of treated grey water on gardens -- Grey water reuse conclusions -- Garden watering methods -- Moisture testing -- Frost -- Heat stress -- Foliage or root watering -- Lawns -- Water budget -- Watering times -- ch. 7 The theory and practice of mulching -- Insulation -- Mulch as habitat and food -- Worms in soil without mulch -- Worms in soil with mulch -- Soil protection -- Weed suppression -- Weeds as green manure -- Mulch as cosmetic ground cover -- Applying mulch -- Vegetables and flowers -- Trees and shrubs -- Non-organic mulches -- Living mulches -- Self-mulching plants -- Mulch materials -- Garden and household collectables -- Outside collectables or purchases -- Mulch as habitat for pests -- Mulch materials list -- ch. 8 Planning your waterwise garden -- Your aims -- Resources -- Finances -- Time -- Attitude -- Labour and equipment -- Site assessment -- Site plan -- Your garden climate -- Topography: drainage -- Existing plants

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متن يادداشت

This practical guide shows how we can contribute to conserving water in our home and garden. This book takes a planned approach to saving water in the home using different household reticulation options including the use of rainwater tanks and recycling greywater. It shows how to eliminate unnecessary watering in the garden by working with nature to create a garden that is both enjoyable and sensitive to the environment.

عنوان اصلي به زبان ديگر

Waterwise house and garden

موضوع مستند نشده

Landscape gardening-- Water conservation-- Australia.

موضوع مستند نشده

Water conservation-- Australia-- Citizen participation.

موضوع مستند نشده

Landscape gardening-- Water conservation.

موضوع مستند نشده

Water conservation-- Citizen participation.

موضوع مستند نشده

Australia.

بدون عنوان

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شماره

شماره

ويراست

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

شماره رده

کد سيستم

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Windust, Allan.

تاريخ عمليات

20201206204717.0

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y