Landscapes & Civil Works Fact Sheets

	Council Parks & Gardens Compost is the natural, sustainable, low risk way to improve your soils in any landscape. In general a quality compost product will have been through a full composting process, which involves pasteurisation and microbial transformation for at least 6 weeks. The product will be designed for specific applications and should be... Read more... (289KB PDF)
	Compost for Landscaping There is a long list of benefits to be gained with the use of compost. One of the advantages for landscapers and parks and gardens operators is its versatility and effectiveness for different applications. When it comes to your bottom line proper use of compost can reduce plant loss, which will reduce the overall cost of a project... Read more... (207KB PDF)
	Sporting Fields In general a quality compost product will have been through a full composting process, which involves pasteurisation and microbial transformation for at least 6 weeks. The product will be designed for specific applications and should be supplied with standard product information sheets. One of the advantages of compost use is its versatility... Read more... (320KB PDF)
	Roadside Landscaping Composted mulch is a great option to explore in roadside landscaping. It looks good, requires little or no maintenance and can give plants the best chance of establishment and survival. Composted mulch insulates the soil from temperature extremes - this means that plant root systems are less stressed and able to function more effectively... Read more... (304KB PDF)
	Low Maintenance Landscaping & Sustainable Landscape Practices Recycled organic products like compost mulch can do a lot of the landscape maintenance work for you. Compost mulch can reduce the need and/or frequency of irrigation which can save significant time and money, particularly if manual watering of landscaped areas is needed. Weed and disease control is another important feature of composted products... Read more... (492KB PDF)
	Turf Grass WA - Case Study The health of turf grass can be influenced by a number of factors including poor water holding capacity and low plant available soil nutrient levels. If turf roots have inadequate access to water and nutrients then growth can be hampered and plants can become stressed if environmental conditions aren’t favourable. In Western Australia, most of the soils... Read more... (312KB PDF)

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Remediate problem areas and reduce erosion

Are patchy soil types a problem in your landscaping design?

RO products can be applied to specific areas that need a bit of extra help. Areas that are prone to water logging can be improved by the addition of compost to the soil. Increasing the level of organic matter in these areas will improve the soil structure and water infiltration rate, reducing the severity of water logging.  It can often be difficult to retain moisture and nutrients in sandy soils, but as RO products like compost and soil conditioners improve the soil structure, the water and nutrient capacity of the sandy soils increase.

Using mulch can significantly reduce soil erosion, particularly from sloping areas in your landscape. Soil with compost or soil conditioners added is also more resistant to erosion than untreated soil - this means that less of your soil will be blown or washed away.

Recycled organics are also used extensively in bioremediation. Bioremediation is the use of biological treatments to clean up hazardous materials in the environment, and recycled organic are widely used in this area. These biological treatments generally take advantage of the natural metabolic processes of plants or micro-organisms to stabilise or degrade environmental contaminants.

Community parklands

Recent trials in NSW have shown that composted soil conditioners significantly improved turf establishment in parkland areas. Three months after sowing, composted areas had 94% turf cover compared to 37% in non-compost areas. Increased turf establishment means that costly reworking and replanting is not necessary - this can save councils considerable amounts of money. As well as increasing establishment, compost also increased turf growth with 5 times the turf biomass recorded in areas where compost was used.

Increased establishment and improved turf growth means that new parklands can be enjoyed sooner by the community and for a wider range of recreational uses. Compost also increases soil stability making the soil less likely to erode. Less dust in the air and soil entering our waterways are also key health and environmental benefits of using compost in community areas.

Application: Applying a composted soil conditioner 30mm deep will give substantial benefits including increased turf establishment, organic matter, nutrient levels and soil fertility.