How to make your small garden eco-friendly Just having a small garden makes it very green. You aren't going to be using huge amounts of water or riding around on a lawn mower. Instead you'll be spending a good amount of time outside without all the fuss. There are a few things you can do to make your little garden even more eco-friendly. It doesn't have to be expensive or time consuming looking after a garden. SAVE WATER If you have a small garden then it's likely you won't need to water it too regularly anyway but there are a few things you can do to cut down your water consumption even further. Choose drought-resistant plants. Eucalyptus and acacia are plants that can add colour to your garden and they come in all sorts of sizes. Banksia Ericifolia is a small plant that doesn't require much watering. It can be placed in shaded areas -- such as flower beds near buildings, or under trees -- that won't get much water even when it does rain. Having a paved or synthetic grass garden can also cut down on watering too as you won't need to worry about how long you can leave your grass without watering before it begins to go yellow. If you have room then a water butt attached to a down pipe is a great way to make use of the rain. The butt collects water and you can then use this to water your garden. DIVIDE YOUR