South Africa is a naturally water-scarce region, with unevenly distributed seasonal rainfall. Climate change is exacerbating these weather patterns, with hotter and drier summers, water shortages, and an increase in extreme weather events, such as floods and droughts. Basically, the ‘drys’ are expected to get drier, and the ‘wets’, wetter. Water is set to become even more of a limited resource than it already is.

Statistics show that almost 50% of domestic water use in urban households goes to watering the garden or landscapes. This is definitely an area that we can focus on to save water! There are a number of ways to use less water in the garden or landscape.