The Self Watering garden: How to Create a Passive Rainwater System with Dr Cally Brennan
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Published 2023-02-07
Using the free power of gravity along with vegetation, Passive water harvesting is creating a living sponge to capture store and use rainwater to build a resilient, vibrant garden for both wet and dry weather.
Dr Cally Brennan, founder of Canberra Permaculture Design and Education, has practised permaculture and water harvesting for over 10 years.
In this short film, Cally will give you a toolbox of skills from preparation to storage and how to easily (and sustainably) water your garden.
00:00 Intro
1:05 Capture & Drainage
1:45 French Drains
2:40 Swale System
5:02 Tools
8:23 Trench System
8:58 Wicking Beds
9:42 Thank You
www.canberrapermaculturedesign.com.au/
www.canberraenvironment.org/
With assistance from the ACT Government under the ACT Community Zero Emissions Grants Program
All Comments (21)
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Urban Permaculture. Fantastic. Harvesting natural AND grey water in an urban setting to achieve permaculture objectives. I'd only envisioned roof water collection into barrels or integrating into the toilet system, but this is next level. Very good.
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Homely?!? That drainage system is sheik! Modern! Gorgeous!
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This is one of the better and very informative videos out there
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This really is the best permaculture town garden I've ever seen! Incorporating water harvesting aspect is still uncommon in British gardening, so her approach was an eye-opener for me who live in the UK.
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Your garden is absolutely beautiful and your description is very professional thank you
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Without a rain collection barrel and/or no rain in the summer, can a hose be used to run water into the channel and then will it spread out passively as you describe here? It seems to me that this would be the most efficient way to use a hose...if it works!
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Great video , the info re swales & bermes was very helpful. The garden looks amazing
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You are a genius and an inspiration to many. Keep up the great work. Your knowledge and willingness to share it with others is remarkable. Thank you for generously sharing your expertise with those around you.. 🙏
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Thank you! I garden in Tucson, AZ and an always looking to preserve water.
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AWESOME! I've heard about swales and berms for years, but you are the first I've seen who actually explains how to find the levels of one's land! I'll be buying a new house in a couple of years, and it's a pretty hilly area, so this might come in handy! - I bookmarked the video, I liked, I subscribed and I've hit the notification bell!
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Good work. As a land surveyor of decades. I’ve seen Concreter form up & pour a house pad with 10mm accuracy using that kind of water level
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what a great garden!! I will try to copy some ideas , thank u much!
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I'd love to see a DIY on the Water Leveller and the A-Frame leveller. Amazing simple and affordable tools, but very important Water capturing tools. Thanks for sharing ans amazing garden
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Thank you that was fab 🎉
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Absolutely LOVE this -- it's the way all of us SHOULD live -- you can see the word HEALTHY everywhere here -- The bees must thank you BIG TIME ! ! ! Simple and educational
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Loving the french drain
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That Water level is just what I need for a Pergola type trellis thing I'm building up a slope, the measurements have been driving me insane! Thank you so much!
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What a beautiful garden full of happy, healthy plants, chickens, people and more! Lots of loving work evident! Love your small water movement and soakage systems.
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How inspiring. Thank you for this precious little masterpice of video. Greetings from Portugal.
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Love watching those all green
