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High concentration levels of boron in water can be toxic to some garden plants, and the drinking water produced from the Victorian Desalination Plant is likely to contain a high concentration of boron.  This project aims to confirm whether the concentrations of boron likely to be experienced from the Victorian Desalination Plant would be an issue for plant groups that are typically found in gardens around Melbourne.

More than a decade of low rainfall has left Melbourne's water storages at very low levels.

As a result water restrictions have been implemented forcing gardeners in Melbourne to look at how they approach water use in the garden.

SmartGardenwatering.org.au was created by the University of Melbourne with the help of a Smart Water Fund Round 3 grant to help gardeners in Melbourne be more efficient in their garden watering habits.

The University of Melbourne has received a Round 6 grant to expand SmartGardenWatering.org.au to support the creation of online gardening communities.