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This is for OTR and anyone else who's interested. In the course of my work I came across an excellent site on making rain gardens. It's from a reputable non-profit organization worth looking into.
This is a facinating concept. I live in NC and I have never heard of this. We are in a severe drought right now but hopefully we will see more rain in our future. Where I live, I get alot of runoff from other lots. I would love to see examples of this.
Rain gardens have been used a lot in the Pacific NW. I was surprised to see how specific these templates are. Many of the plants they specify will work well in NC.
I live in the coastal SE and just finished overseeing the building and installation of one for a green home in SC. I'm expecting the completion of a second one in an urban area sometime in March. Maybe later this summer I'll post images once they've had a chance to mature.
Still, if you google around, you should find plenty of info on different approaches. The state of Maryland has implemented design codes for the use of rain gardens and other bio-retention systems for use in municipalities. And according to the USGS they can go a long way in cleaning and slowing stormwater runoff. I think it's pretty amazing that the government is advocating such a practical approach.
Well, I went on a search and found this too, ellie.
Very helpful and I shall seriously think on the rain garden as a first or second shot in this large piece of land around me. I did do some small excavating to check a location before the cold weather set in and it is most likely I can do one exactly where my kid said.
Well hiya OTR. The rain gardens I designed for two recent projects have been installed and look pretty good. Things are just coming out of dormancy here in the deep south. I'm waiting to see how they settle in once we've had some hot weather.
My entire yard is sort of a rain garden (nice way to say swamp). I've been planting native shrubs and trees that can tolerate periodic inundation. I'm no purist, though, and planted a pomegranate tree in the highest dryest spot in the yard. It seems to be flourishing.
is there somebody here who knows the website [url=http://www.raingardens.com]Digital Raingardens -- Where the Garden Is Art[/url] ?
I sent to them an order cactus seeds with a money-order of 35 dollars and they received my order and my money since 3 weeks but they don't cash the money-order et they do't send me my order.
When i send to them e-mails they don't answer me and they don't give me an answer by phone!!!
thanks
linda
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