The Green Well Water Saver Plant Surround is an Australian-designed product that can be used in many different ways around the garden. Though originally developed to assist in the establishment of trees, gardeners are discovering more and more uses for the GreenWell.
The GreenWell is made from recycled UV stabilised plastic and can be positioned in the soil at whatever level is required. It is available in either Standard or Large sizes – see below.
Benefits
GreenWell has a number of benefits:
- Directs water and nutrients to the root zone
- Helps contain mulch
- Reduces bird scatter
- Water saving as it eliminates water run-off – ideal for sloping ground
- Faster growth
- More abundant vegetables
- Guarding plant stems against lawn mowers and line trimmers
- Discourages grass and weed growth around base of plant by deflecting them away.
- Can be used to contain spreading plants such as mint.
- Can be used to locate and protect plants such as bulbs from garden tools.
- The GreenWell Water Saver Plant Surround
The Large GreenWell has a top diameter of 600mm, bottom diameter of 670mm and a height of 250mm. It is suited to larger trees, where a larger area of mulch is desired or where the GreenWell is being used as a mini-garden bed. It holds up to 52 litres of water and comes in 3 pieces that “zip” together to make the complete Surround.
