Urban landscape
Low-water landscape scheme for an industrial estate
Lawn replaced with native ground cover, cutting annual water demand by 55%.
- Water saved
- −55%
- Plant losses
- <5%
- Area
- 8 ha
- Year
- 2023
Challenge
The existing landscape was largely lawn, which in the region's arid climate absorbed a large share of the estate's water budget. Some trees were also declining from irrigation water salinity.
Solution
The scheme was revised: lawn was confined to functional areas near buildings and the rest replanted with drought- and salt-tolerant native species. Irrigation moved from sprinkler to drip, and a gypsum-based soil remediation programme was carried out.
Results
Annual water demand fell 55% and first-year plant losses stayed below 5%. Annual maintenance costs also dropped appreciably.
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