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Native plant gallery

simon — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:39:37 +0000

Western Australian native plants are some of the most diverse group of species in the world, and the best thing about them is they grow fantastic in poor sandy soils.

Check out the entire Sustainable Outdoors Verge Species List 2010 here.

View our Native plant gallery

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Eclipse Resourses Landfill Revegetation

simon — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:57:51 +0000

Over the last 2 year Sustainable Outdoors has planted close to 14,000 plants on some very cleverly constructed golf course like mounds that will soon become park lands for local residents who buy land in the area. The plants chosen for the project are local endemic species found in the adjacent bushland.

The site was first prepared by covering the exposed landfill material with approximately 1m-1.5m of clean top soil, then heavily mulched with street tree and recycled mulch. The plants where then augered into position using a specially designed blade fitted to a single person operated petrol auger. The blade first spreads the mulch away, then drills and breaks the soil compaction below. Planting crews then followed.This produced a quick and effective method with quality results.

Bibra Lake Commercial Subdivision

simon — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:00:46 +0000

Landcorp’s first sustainable commercial subdivision is heading in the right direction. It is aimed at being a waterwise, eco-friendly development that promotes the use of local endemic plants as an alternative to grass, waterwise drip irrigation systems across the board and energy and water efficient building designs.

Sustainable Outdoors has been contracted to undertake all of the verge landscaping throughout the subdivision with the use of densely planted native ground covers, installation of drip irrigation systems and mulching. Our influence in the project has seen a wider selection of native plants to be used and the installation of high quality irrigation systems.

Once complete the verges will become a self-sustainable landscape once established, not needing as much water as grass, not needing regular mowing/maintenance or the use of fertiliser.

We look forward to our continued involvement with projects like this one that have greater outcomes.