Waterwise Landscaper Programme (WWLP)
For list of Members of the WWLP, click here to download the pdf.
KINDLY NOTE THAT THE PROGRAMME WORKBOOK IS CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED. REGISTRATIONS WILL BE OPEN AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2010.
The WWLP is coordinated by Landscape Industries Association of WA Inc. (LIAWA). It is run on a flexible delivery format where the workbook and assessment material is sent to you in pdfs and you have a designated time to study and complete the assessment.
This flexible delivery format also allows people outside of Perth metropolitan to be recognized as Waterwise Landscapers.
Please note for a landscaping business to be registered as a Waterwise Landscaper all personnel involved in design and/or supervision of construction must complete and pass the assessment.
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Interesting web sites on plants
www.watercorporation.com.au has plant information, design tips and a lot of good stuff on being waterwise.
www.coloradotrees.org/benefits.htm Community organization page that lists the benefits of trees in an urban setting, including some referenced works.
www.carbonneutral.com.au Men of the Trees and Trees for Life. Contains a carbon calculator.
www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s1901661.htm Interesting ABC story that appears to be on the research below.
www.greenhouse.gov.au/nrm/publications/pubs/carbonfluxes.pdf Commonwealth government research that looks at elevated carbon levels on eucalypts.
Suggested key word searches: trees, carbon, emissions, CO2 in your search engine.
Soils
Claying water repellent soils Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia.
Good gardens with less water by Kevin Handreck
Suggested key word searches: soil, texture, structure
Grey water systems
www.smartwatermark.info/home/default.asp with links to smart approved grey water systems.
www.choice.com.au and search grey water. Worth considering subscribing if you are thinking seriously of using grey water.
www.naturesorganics.com.au recommends that only the final rinse from washing be used as grey water.
Six householders trial grey water systems www.savewater.com.au
Want to know about the composition of laundry detergents? www.lanfaxlabs.com.au Also advise on area of garden to dispose of wash cycle water.
www.health.wa.gov.au and search wastewater should have the latest information on grey water use in Western Australia.
Irrigation
http://www.irrigation.org.au/index.cfm?/about-ial Irrigation Australia Limited is Australia's leading organisation representing the breadth of the Australian irrigation industry.