Tank terrace garden of herbs and vegetables (left) and grape vine on east pergola with plum rootstock tree budded to apricot (behind) to take advantage of sheltered warm microclimate next to house. 22,000 litre concrete header tank for dam water irrigation system. Grape vine on mesh around tank takes advantage of microclimate created by tank thermal mass. Background; native screen planting on cut slope of house site and street verge. |