Reference Documents - MCU23 0070

Common sense guidelines for
landscaping and gardens
1. Gardens
Important: It is quite impractical to try          If gardens must be placed in close
to prevent gardening activities from               proximity to the house, they should be
increasing the moisture content                    sealed with plastic and contain only
around the foundations of your                     a few small plants. Take care not to
home. The only practical course is to              trap water against the building if using
keep such activities away from the                 garden edging.
immediate vicinity of the building and             Caution: Care should also be taken
so minimise their effects.                         if placing filling against the house.
A sound plan for a reactive clay site              Always ensure weep holes are not
is to provide a consistent moisture                covered and that existing Termite
regime around the building by installing           Management Systems are not
paths and patios against the house.                compromised.
Locate lawns up against paths & patios.
Garden beds, the most heavily watered
parts of a garden, should be kept well
away from the house.




 RECOMMENDED LAYOUT FOR GARDENS AND LANDSCAPING

 TREES  AND
 Trees and   GARDEN
           garden bedsBEDS REQUIRING
                       requiring        HEAVY WATERING
                                 heavy watering            SHOULD
                                                should be kept       BE KEPT from
                                                               well removed   WELL  REMOVED
                                                                                  the dwelling.
 FROM THE DWELLING.