Rain Water In Use
One of the most common sights here now is a sign on the front of houses and fences advising people that the water that you may see being used on the garden is coming from a residential water tank, collecting rain water.
Or do they just have a sign and no tank ?? Just a thought.
There is a total ban on using the town water on the garden, and if you try to sneak a bit, even for washing something in the garden, one feels like a criminal and tends to keep surveying the area for someone who will take exception to your activity and report you to the water police.
As shown yesterday, plantings such as we would have enjoyed in the 20th century, are mostly a thing of the past, and it is common to see grasses and succulents being used, but as is shown here, some of these don't survive either, and I suspect many might succumb to the high humidity that we experience here in summer.
The nursery business here is now in meltdown, and those that haven't turned to being a cafe' or a seller of pots and art pieces for the garden are charging ridiculous prices for plants as the wholesale growers try to recover from a diminishing market.
This shot has been given a bit of a work over in a futile attempt to left it above boring.
For 7 Days of Shooting, Flowers and Shrubs Theme
Rain Water In Use
One of the most common sights here now is a sign on the front of houses and fences advising people that the water that you may see being used on the garden is coming from a residential water tank, collecting rain water.
Or do they just have a sign and no tank ?? Just a thought.
There is a total ban on using the town water on the garden, and if you try to sneak a bit, even for washing something in the garden, one feels like a criminal and tends to keep surveying the area for someone who will take exception to your activity and report you to the water police.
As shown yesterday, plantings such as we would have enjoyed in the 20th century, are mostly a thing of the past, and it is common to see grasses and succulents being used, but as is shown here, some of these don't survive either, and I suspect many might succumb to the high humidity that we experience here in summer.
The nursery business here is now in meltdown, and those that haven't turned to being a cafe' or a seller of pots and art pieces for the garden are charging ridiculous prices for plants as the wholesale growers try to recover from a diminishing market.
This shot has been given a bit of a work over in a futile attempt to left it above boring.
For 7 Days of Shooting, Flowers and Shrubs Theme