Outdoors
Even in the smallest urban space you can grow edible plants, fit solar-powered lights, collect water, compost waste and add a bit of green.
- Grow water-wise native plants
- Add mulch to garden beds and pots
- Consider native plants, they not only look great, but provide food and habitat for native birds and wildlife
- Use a broom not a hose to keep paths and driveways tidy
- Think about greening new spaces such as courtyards, exterior walls, or rooftops.
Did you know?
Choosing plants that are suited to your local soil and weather conditions can save water without restricting your choice of garden design?
Outdoor products in the Live Green House
Concrete paver – Cleancrete
Made with a photocatalytic admixture which reacts to sunlight, this paver clean itself and the air.
The paver converts pollutants such as nitrogen oxides (NOx) into harmless nitrates – creating cleaner, healthier air. Studies have shown Cleancrete can reduce atmospheric pollution by around 60%. www.masonryandslate.com.au
Pad designer furniture heat sink furniture
This moulded polypropylene hollow seat is filled with water and acts as a heat sink. Best placed in a position that has direct sunlight, it absorbs solar energy during the day and radiates this energy as heat at night or in cold weather.
This water-filled seat can be used inside or outside, and by using solar energy to add warmth to your home in winter, you’ll save on heating costs. www.pad.com.au
Balcony Garden Earthbox
A mobile, compact, garden system complete with water reservoir and trellis. Transform any balcony or small space into a garden and move your plants around to take advantage of the sun’s rays. www.earthboxaustralia.com
Vertical vegetable garden
This self-watering, wall-mounted vertical garden brings edible plants to confined spaces. www.junglefy.com
ecoVert™ Home (herb wall)
The ecoVert™ Home is a cleverly designed green wall system that allows the urban dweller to grow their own food, herbs and flowers on the walls of balconies and courtyards and other areas not previously possible.
The ecoVert™ Home is comprised of a header tank, two growing modules, a reservoir and a supporting capsule.
The ecoVert™ Home is Australian made and owned and uses recycled plastic and 100% natural coconut fibre. All components of the ecoVert™ Home are 100% recyclable or compostable.
ecoVert™ Pro (green wall)
Junglefy’s ecoVert™Pro modular green wall system has been designed specifically to provide cost effective, beautiful indoor and outdoor greening solutions with unparalleled flexibility.
Junglefy’s ecoVert™Pro green wall system has been developed to meet the needs of architects, builders and contractors by providing a beautifully simple, strong and lightweight product that offers versatility and flexibility.
Environmentally, ecoVert™Pro ticks all the boxes. Seeking GECA certification, ecoVert™Pro modules are recyclable and are manufactured from locally sourced, 100% post-industrial plastic waste.
From design through prototyping, testing and manufacturing, ecoVert™Pro is 100% Australian made and owned.
Yummy Yards
Made from recycled printer cartridges collected Australia-wide, these environmentally-friendly raised garden beds are strong and resistant to solar damage and rot.
Available in a range of sizes, the kits are easily transported and easy to assemble and disassemble for removal to a new location (great for rental properties).
More than 18 million printer consumables are used by Australians each year and while Cartridges for Planet Ark recovers many, up to 80% of cartridges and materials end up in landfill.
Yummy Yards (made from eWood) re-use printer cartridges and plastic product diverting potentially hazardous materials from landfill. Each Yummy Yard contains 50 toner cartridges from the large multifunction machines (printer/copier/fax all in one machine), and 125 copier bottles. eWood has the same characteristics as hardwood, can be painted, glued and varnished. www.best-solutions.com.au
The products displayed in the Live Green House have been provided by sponsors for illustrative purposes. The inclusion of a product in the Live Green House does not constitute an endorsement by the City of Sydney of a particular branded product. There may be alternative products that are also appropriate choices.
Last Updated: Tuesday 16 August, 2011