Sustainable Landscapes Project

Native Garden Awards 2011

Is your native garden creative, sustainable, well-designed and a reflection of your passion for gardening? If so, it could be a winner in the 2012 Native Garden Awards.

Now in its third year, the Sustainable Landscapes team is looking for the best public and private native gardens in South Australia.

Garderners can enter the under the following four categories:
Home garden School or community garden Local, state or commonwealth government garden Business, industry or commercial garden.

There are also special awards for the best local indigenous plant garden and the best new garden less than two years old.

Garden enthusiasts can send in up to 12 photos of their native garden, along with a brief description of the garden on the official entry form (327kb doc) and in accordance with the guidelines (36kb pdf).

Closing date is August 2012.

The Native Garden Awards are supported by;
 the Department of Environment and Natural Resources,
the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide,
the Urban Biodiversity Unit, State Flora,
Australian Plant Society,
Nursery and Garden Industry of South Australia,
City of Playford,
the horticultural media 
Taylor Cullity Lethlean landscape architects.

Link to this web address to see more details;
 http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/botanicgardens/Learn/Sustainable_Landscapes_Project/Native_gardens/Native_Garden_Awards_2011

The Sustainable Landscapes Project promotes sustainable design of the South Australian urban landscape, for example its public and private parks and gardens. It does this through working closely with many sectors of the South Australia community and the demonstration of eight guiding principles:
design to suit local environmental conditions use of low water use plants use of non-weedy plants water conservation measures habitat creation minimal chemical use low energy consumption use of local and sustainable products.
A sustainable landscape is a healthy and resilient landscape that will endure over the long term and without the need for a high input of resources. The natural functions and processes of the landscape are able to maintain themselves into the future.


Current project partners include:
Botanic Gardens of Adelaide Land Management Corporation
Adelaide & Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board
SA Water.

More information: Sustainable Landscapes Project brochure (1.25mb pdf) Demonstration site trail (1.51mb pdf). Landscapes Alive Plant Selector

The Landscapes Alive Plant Selector is a website designed to help choose the right plants for the right areas in South Australia. Plants recommended include local indigenous, Australian native and exotic species. They are non-invasive and require minimal supplementary water once established.

Sustainable Landscapes poster set for children

Four full colour A1 posters designed for schools, libraries and community centres are available from the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide for $5.00 per set of four.
Call (+61 8) 8222 9311 to order. Preview them here: Poster 1 Poster 2 Poster 3 Poster 4 




Please link to the following web sites;

http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/Home


& the highly regarded Sustainable Landscapes Project

http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/botanicgardens/Learn/Sustainable_Landscapes_Project