Choosing waterwise plants

Pelargonium flower

"Waterwise gardening aims to make use of the best of indigenous plants to green our garden environment", Ernst van Jaarsveld.

The key to waterwise gardening is to create a garden that is suitable for your area, so that it becomes easy to choose the right plants and they will require less watering once establish. When choosing waterwise plants look out for some of these features: leaf colour, hairy leaves, small leaves, and succulent leaves.