Big things flow ...

By Denise Gadd
Updated October 19 2012 - 5:18pm, first published July 21 2012 - 3:00am
Head gardener Justin Buckley is overseeing the overhaul of the heritage garden at Rippon Lea.
Head gardener Justin Buckley is overseeing the overhaul of the heritage garden at Rippon Lea.

WATER conservation is not a modern phenomenon. Sir Frederick Sargood, a wealthy Melbourne businessman and politician, was at the forefront of harvesting and recycling water in the 19th century.

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