Xeriscaping is a landscaping method that minimises water consumption and maintenance needs. It's defined by minimising turf areas and using endemic plants. It's perfect for the Australian climate and local flora.

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Using inorganic matter as ground cover. This can be anything from pebbles and coarse sand to black plastic or landscaping fabric. Inorganic mulch is good at controlling the drainage of your soil and weed growth. As an added benefit it needs to be replaced on extremely rare occasions.

Pertains to how well the soil retains humidity. As a general rule of thumb - The finer the particles forming the soil the more it compacts, leaving less space for water to drain through.

An irrigation system that continuously delivers small amounts of water directly to the roots of different plants. This minimises water loss and fertiliser requirements. Drip irrigation is typically setup as a network of hoses, valves and emitters, allowing it to be fine tuned as needed.

The premature production of seeds in crops before they are harvested. It is detrimental to produce, because this diverts from the growth of edible parts in an attempt for the plant to propagate. Bolting occurs when environmental changes such as increase in temperature, changes in day length, or insufficiency of water or nutrients occur.

A ground cover consisting of organic material. This can be anything from wood chips or saw dust to hemp cloth or bone shards. The benefit of organic mulch is that it keeps moisture much better than it's inorganic counterpart, and provides nutrients to the soil as it decomposes. The downside is that it has to be changed more often.

Compost is organic food for your garden derived from decomposed plant matter. It's rich in organic nutrients and the greenest most harmful method of fertilising your garden, while at the same time giving purpose to gardening waste.

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The close planting of different plants that enhance each other's growth and/or protect each other from pests.

Building supportive latticework for a plant to climb on. Trellising saves space and helps the plant get more sunlight by supporting it. It's perfect for vegetable and fruit that would otherwise have their edible parts laying on the ground.

Application of soil and fertiliser mixture over turf grass. It helps with thatch decomposing on your lawn by improving moisture and heat retention and introduces more beneficial microbes. This in turn reinvigorates the grass.