Below: swales are dish-shaped grass areas by roadsides. Besides slowing run-off they can also be places which enhance natural biodiversity if not sprayed like this. Instead grow plants such as carex grasses, flaxes, hebes, and manuka (bottom).
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Forest and Bird, Issue 298, 1 November 2000, Page 35
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37Below: swales are dish-shaped grass areas by roadsides. Besides slowing run-off they can also be places which enhance natural biodiversity if not sprayed like this. Instead grow plants such as carex grasses, flaxes, hebes, and manuka (bottom). Forest and Bird, Issue 298, 1 November 2000, Page 35
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