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The Ministry of Agriculture and Water is committed to landscaping "with xerophytic plants that consume little water and have minimal impact on the landscape of the Region of Murcia", as noted today the CEO of Training Modernization of Farms and Land Angel Garcia Lidón, marking the beginning of the 'Garden Design Course' that is taught in the Integrated Training Center and Agricultural Experiences (CIFE) in Torre Pacheco.
The above course is for technicians and professionals in the free activity or framed in construction companies and engineering and landscape gardening.
According to the official regional government, this initiative is part of the overall objective of the Ministry of "greater efficiency in water use, and thus includes aspects related to the reuse of treated water, drip irrigation and subsurface irrigation, "it is preferable to sprinkler irrigation, which implies large losses of water," he added.
Garcia said Lidón also the convenience to use in landscaping xerophytic plants, able to withstand drought and with minimal need for water, either rain or irrigation.
In this regard he cited, among others, saw palmetto, myrtle, and even species such as carob, olive and tapeneras, "which are well adapted to our climate and with its greenery and blooms add beauty to the landscape."
He added, "some of these plants to withstand irrigation with brackish water and combine well with still life elements, such as rocks and pebbles, composing landscapes in line with our environment, that have nothing to envy the classical gardens. "
The director general also stressed the need for ecological maintenance of the gardens, "avoiding the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and insecticides, chemicals, and substituting them for biological control techniques."
CO2 sink
For his part José Manuel Portillo, Technical Service Training and Technology Transfer Department and course coordinator, said the landscape of the garden "must be both sustainable and beautiful."
She underscored the importance of vegetation to reduce greenhouse gases, because it is at the same time, "producing oxygen and CO2 sink."
Portillo added that the current trend is also less use of grasses and, ultimately, "is used for those varieties that require less water."
Source: CARM
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