by Ian Collins | May 8, 2021 | Garden Wicking, Landscape Projects, Residential Projects, WaterUps
The science of wicking Often the first question we are asked by people who are not familiar with wicking is, “how does it work?” Well, we usually explain that it is based on a scientific principle called capillary rise. This was first observed by Leonardo da Vinci and...
by Ian Collins | May 6, 2021 | Commercial Projects, Landscape Projects, WaterUps Featured
Posted: 6 May 2021 by Ian Collins When BPSM Architects were designing the rooftop bar of the Crowne Plaza in Hobart they knew they wanted to include perimeter garden beds featuring Australian bush tucker plants. The challenge was how to keep the plants alive without...
by Ian Collins | Apr 29, 2021 | Commercial Projects, Community Projects, Horticulture Projects, Landscape Projects, Raised beds, Residential Projects, School & ELC Projects, WaterUps Featured
Waterups® is proud to announce that we have passed a major milestone of 20 million litres of water saved – that’s the volume of 8 Olympic sized swimming pools! A nine week trial conducted by Peter Rutherford, Senior Ecologist at the Eco House and...
by Ian Collins | Apr 13, 2021 | Commercial Projects, Community Gardens, Community Projects, Garden Wicking, Horticulture Projects, Landscape Projects, Residential Projects, School & ELC Projects, School Gardens, WaterUps Featured
Posted: 13th Apr 2021 by Eric Sturman Sowing the seeds to grow the greens in your wicking bed Now, what are the advantages of sowing seeds over just buying seedlings? While seedlings save you about 4 to 6 weeks in time, you are significantly restricted in what...
by Ian Collins | Apr 12, 2021 | Commercial Projects, Landscape Projects, WaterUps Featured
Posted: 10th April 2021 by Ian Colins WaterUps® Water Saving Solution for Hobart Airport In 2020, when Hobart Airport needed to reorganise and expand their drop off and pick up parking facilities, they also wanted to be able to showcase a ‘greener’ sustainable...
by Ian Collins | Apr 5, 2021 | Community Gardens, Community Projects, Garden Wicking, Landscape Projects, Raised beds, Residential Projects, School & ELC Projects, School Gardens, WaterUps, WaterUps Featured
This year Eric Sturman from WaterUps® joined Costa, and other roaming reporters for the Sydney Edible Garden Trail. Due to COVID restriction and concerns gardeners opened their gardens for both a physical and virtual trail. The aim of ‘the trail’ is to encourage and...