How to keep your garden going as Illawarra water restrictions loom

Kate McIlwain
Updated November 29 2019 - 10:02am, first published November 28 2019 - 3:45pm
Drought hardy: Botanic Garden horticulturist Erin Martin prepares for the final plant sale of the year - where all plants will be 25 per cent off. Picture: Adam McLean.
Drought hardy: Botanic Garden horticulturist Erin Martin prepares for the final plant sale of the year - where all plants will be 25 per cent off. Picture: Adam McLean.

As the state burns and tougher water restrictions loom, the idea of keeping a healthy, green garden seems impossible, and perhaps even irresponsible.

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Kate McIlwain

Kate McIlwain

Journalist

For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.

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