Description
The Vetiver System has very good application for landscaping in many different areas, including: infrastructure, building sites, and gardens. In addition it is a very pretty ornamental plant that can be grown in the ground and pots. It will make the most efficient “Rain Garden” The grass can be used to delineate borders on paths and roads, beautify the edges of water bodies such as lakes and streams, used as traffic dividers (reduction of head light glare), and many other applications.
As a landscaping plant it also provides the may other benefits including slope stabilization, erosion control, decontaminate of toxic materials and water, improved habitat, pest control , and other associated benefits. When trimmed the leaves can be used for forage, mulch, thatch, compost, fuel and handicrafts.
When planted around the edges of organic farmland, vetiver serves as an underground barrier, safeguarding the organic land from the seepage of harmful chemical pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers from adjacent properties. – Pradeep Kumar Manickam, Director, Rangamalai Organic Farms
