Rain Gardens

Rain gardens collect and filter storm water for the benefit of people, plants, wildlife and waterways.
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Dry Stream Beds in the Garden
This was dug below grade, simulating the way water carves rocky terrain. I like the way plants grow in and along the bed, too. The designer is Bill Schnetz of Schnetz Landscape in Escondido.
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Permeable paving is a range of sustainable materials and techniques for permeable pavements with a base and subbase that allow the movement of stormwater through the surface. In addition to reducing runoff, this effectively traps suspended solids and filters pollutants from the water.
University Of Massachusetts At Amherst Rain Garden: 2010 | The rain garden captures polluted water, and runs it through a series of basins that help to clean and infiltrate the water with the help of native plants. Stretching 90 feet, it uses recycled concrete pillars, native vegetation, and local river cobbles. This successful initiative to improve the stormwater management on campus
Collect or drain? Ways to handle water on your property
Soggy ground? Tips for better yard drainage | yard, drainage, soggy - The Orange County Register
MyBookOfQuotes.com - In Quoting Others, We Cite Ourselves. ~ Julio Cortázar
We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one. ~ Jacques Yves Cousteau
How to Build a Rain Garden to Filter Runoff
How to build a rain garden designed to divert gutter water into an attractive planting bed that works like a sponge and natural filter to clean the water and let it percolate slowly into the surrounding soil. | Photo: David Hymel, Rain Dog Designs | thisoldhouse.com
Rain Gardens, Stormwater Management, and Drainage Solutions
backyard swales | river rock swale a river rock swale dry creek bed stabilizes an ...
Rain catcher: A designer brings beauty to bioswales
Rain catcher: A designer brings beauty to bioswales | OregonLive.com
Dry Stream Does Double Duty - FineGardening
Instead of a poured concrete swale, these homeowners opted for a dry streambed lined with water-worn stones and edged with eye-catching plantings.
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A working "dry" creek
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Parking strip plant selection, layout and drainage for natural stormwater treatment