Changing products has reduced the
average length of guests' showers after
soaking in Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary's
cedar enzyme bath.
sinks and showers. this cleaned water
is then used for irrigation of the spa’s
large flower garden and Japanese
meditation garden, saving osmosis
“nearly a thousand gallons of water
per day,” according to holm. the
wetlands were the first of their kind in
Sonoma county.
the Scarlet, a hotel and spa in
newquay, england, has similarly taken
advantage of the natural—and
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artificial—space that it has. the top of
the hotel is a green roof made of sea
thrift, a naturally occurring plant in the
region. Utilizing a native plant limits
the amount of necessary irrigation;
when they do have to irrigate the roof,
they do so with collected rainwater
and greywater recycled from the
property’s showers and baths. the
greywater is also used to flush toilets
and rinse “salty wetsuits and muddy
“We're part of
a very small
community,
so we're
constantly
reminded of
our impact on
its total water
availability.”
— THOR HOLM, GENErAL MANAGEr
oSMoSIS DAy SPA SANctUAry
outdoor kit,” says tania clark, sustain-
ability specialist for the Scarlet. the
Scarlet’s grounds are also landscaped
with native plants that require little
water. Sympathetic planting—also
known as companion planting—was
employed to naturally control pests,
reduce dependence on irrigation and