Water Conservation
We have installed water butts in several locations around the village and the Community Garden and use this to water plants in the village. In the planters and hanging baskets, we choose drought-tolerant plants which need less watering.
Leaf Composting
Sweeping up the leaves from the deciduous trees is one of the big jobs we do in Raheny each autumn. We leave the leaves alone from flower beds and lawns as they nourish the soil and provide a home for lots of creatures over the winter. But it is important to have footpaths clear to avoid injury to pedestrians.
We now have several large leaf bins in the in the village to compost leaves. We use the leaf mould to mulch flowerbeds.
Sustainable Planting
We aim to grow more and more plants from seed, cuttings, or donations from our volunteers' gardens in order to reduce plastic waste. The herb planter in this photo was planted with chives, thyme, mint and oregano donated from the gardens of volunteers.