Greening for the future of my offspring

Many people in smaller gardens simply feel that they barely have space for a patch of lawn and a flowerbed, let alone a herb or strawberry garden. Well, here’s some great news.   We’re letting you in on 2014’s best smaller garden secret. Install the planet friendly streamlined 750L JoJo Slimline™ rainwater harvesting tank, then simply wrap it and plant it up to create more garden space in a matter of hours. Strawberries and herbs mixed with some colourful annuals simply thrive in this unique vertical garden. And here’s how you do it:   Measure up your tank and make a planting bag out of a strong landscaping material with as many good-sized pockets as you like.  Alternatively, contact an expert who tailor-make and deliver your tank garden warp.    Position the bag around the tank and make the holes to accommodate the piping and taps for the drip irrigation system.   Cut small holes along the top of the bag and thread a stainless steel cable through. Connect the cabl

1 in 9 people around the world, totaling 780 million people, lack access to an improved water source. We have to make a difference. These frightening stats quoted by Miss Earth 2013, Ms Ashanti Mbanga, at the installation and handover of a 2500L JoJo rainwater harvesting tank to the Solwazi Primary School in Drieziek Orange Farm, indicate the fact that a very real water problem exists around the world and specifically in South Africa. “We have a water Our water issues include both the quantity of water available and the quality of that water, said Ms Mbanga, “and, if we as young women, do not become involved in providing solutions, how would we be able to create better lives for the children in South Africa?” Ms Mbanga believes that working in Orange Farm is a step in the right direction. “With the assistance of JoJo Tanks, one of our proud Miss Earth sponsors, we are able to provide a rainwater harvesting tank to Solwazi Primary so that they can capture and store rain