Local Sustainable Landscaping Eltham

🌿 Sustainable Landscaping – Landscaping Supplies Eltham

Make your garden more eco-friendly with these 7 simple swaps. From recycled mulch to local stone, ID Garden Centre shares practical ways to landscape sustainably.

 

·      Eco-Friendly Garden Ideas

·      Recycled Mulch

·      Local Landscape Supplies

·      RePurpose It

·      Native Gardens

·      ID Garden Centre

·      Eltham Garden Products

·      Organic Soil

·      Garden Waste Reduction

 

🌱 Sustainable Landscaping – 7 Easy Swaps You Can Make Today

Sustainability isn’t just a trend — it’s part of how we do business every day at ID Garden & Landscape Centre. From recycled materials to local sourcing, we believe good landscaping should care for the earth while making your outdoor space more beautiful, functional and low-maintenance.

Here are 7 easy swaps you can make right now to build a more sustainable garden — all using products we stock right here in Eltham.

 

🌿 1. Swap: Imported or Dyed Mulches → Local Recycled Mulch

Choosing mulch made from local green waste keeps resources in the loop. Our Eucy Mulch, Reground Bush Mulch, and Arborist’s Mulch are all sourced through RePurpose It, just around the corner — reducing transport emissions and supporting circular resource use.

✔️ Less waste
✔️ Lower carbon footprint
✔️ Great for soil health and moisture retention

2. Swap: Retaining Walls → Local Landscape Rock

Our range of Field Granite, Basalt, and Mudstone is locally sourced and can provide a sturdy retaining wall or stepped terrace. That means fewer transport miles for materials, and a more natural look that belongs in Eltham gardens.

✔️ Durable, timeless materials
✔️ Supports local industry
✔️ Lower embodied energy than imported stone, steel, or treated timber products

🌾 3. Swap: High-Water Plants → Drought-Tolerant Natives

Native plants generally thrive with less water, fertiliser and maintenance than ornamental or exotic plants. They also provide habitat for birds, bees and beneficial insects. Mulch well and plant in Garden Blend Soil for long-term success.

✔️ More colour and texture with less input
✔️ Better resilience to local weather
✔️ Habitat-friendly

Despite their resilience, your native plants will still appreciate a bit of love: keep the water up during the first couple of seasons to establish a strong, healthy root system and give them a chop-back after flowering to promote denser regrowth and flowering next season.

♻️ 4. Swap: Synthetic Soil Boosters → Organic Compost & Blends

Ditch the chemical fertilisers and switch to Diggers Compost and our organic soil mixes. They improve structure, feed soil life, and are made with recycled organics — good for your plants and the planet.

✔️ No synthetic additives
✔️ Boosts long-term soil health
✔️ Locally made from green waste

🏡 5. Swap: Concrete Everything → Natural Paths & Features

Break up the hard surfaces. Use Granite Sawn Stone, stepping stones, or gravel paths to allow rain to soak into your garden instead of washing away.

✔️ Improves drainage
✔️ Reduces heat reflection
✔️ Creates a softer, more natural feel

It’s not always feasible to eliminate concrete surfaces from our gardens, so if you are using concrete be sure to use products like Dextra Durabar™ 10mm and Recycled Plastic Bar Chairs to reduce the environmental impact of your project!

♻️ 6. Swap: Virgin Raw Materials → Recycled, Closed-Loop Landscape Supplies

Many traditional landscaping products — like sand, soil, and mulch — are made from virgin materials extracted at environmental cost. But thanks to innovations in resource recovery, you don’t have to choose between quality and sustainability.

At ID Garden & Landscape Centre, we proudly stock RePurpose It’s range of recycled landscape supplies, including:

·      Reground Bush Mulch

·      Garden Blend Soil

·      Organic Compost

·      Screenings and Sand made from recycled construction materials

These products are made using locally recovered green waste and construction byproducts, processed into high-performance landscaping materials — right here in Victoria.

✔️ Reduces reliance on raw resource extraction
✔️ Diverts waste from landfill
✔️ Lowers embodied carbon
✔️ Proven performance for gardens and landscapes

🌿 You get the same (or better) quality, while helping close the loop on waste — that’s a win for your project and the planet.

 

🚚 7. Swap: Generic Suppliers → Local, Values-Led Businesses

When you buy your garden and landscape supplies from ID Garden & Landscape Centre, you’re supporting a team that:

·      Sources local

·      Prioritises recycled materials

·      Offers real advice (not just transactions)

·      Works with partners like RePurpose It, Madewell Products and Boral who share our sustainability goals

 

🌻 Small Swaps, Big Impact

Making just a few of these swaps can help you reduce waste, save water, support local ecosystems — and still get a beautiful result. We’re here to make sustainable choices simple and achievable for every gardener and landscaper.

Visit our yard in Eltham or explore our range online — let’s grow something better together.

ID Garden & Landscape Centre – Local. Sustainable. Practical. Always on your side.