Xeroscaping, Merritt BC home, File photo KDG

The Nicola Valley Aquatic Center and the local A and W have redone their lots in a Zeriscape style here in Merritt.

Smart Landscaping

n some areas, terms as water-conserving landscapes, drought-tolerant landscaping, and smart scaping are used instead. Plants whose natural requirements are appropriate to the local climate are emphasized, and care is taken to avoid losing water to evaporation and run-off. The specific plants used in xeriscaping depend upon the climate. Xeriscaping is different from natural landscaping, because the emphasis in xeriscaping is on selection of plants for water conservation, not necessarily selecting native plants.

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Grey Water

Using greywater ( free of pathogens) is an option for the thrifty and those driven by restrictions.

Greywater (also spelled graywater, grey water and gray water) or sullage is all wastewater generated in households or office buildings from streams without fecal contamination, i.e. all streams except for the wastewater from toilets. Sources of greywater include, sinks, showers, baths, clothes washing machines or dish washers. As greywater contains fewer pathogens than domestic wastewater, it is generally safer to handle and easier to treat and reuse onsite for toilet flushing, landscape or crop irrigation, and other non-potable uses.

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Good luck this summer with you planting.

On this Day: June 13th 1886

A fire destroys much of Vancouver BC.