Rain Garden Section
Also known as bioretention or bioinfiltration cells they are shallow vegetated basins that collect and absorb runoff from rooftops sidewalks and streets.
Rain garden section. Build the rain garden plant the rain garden apply shredded wood mulch 2 3 deep before or after planting water and weed as needed enjoy the ever changing array of colors and textures from spring to fall. Photo by amanda rockler creating a rain garden. Jul 24 2020 explore kilianus s board section on pinterest.
Some rain gardens have more complicated components such as underdrains engineered soils and designated overflow devices. Inflow basin and overflow. Garden to be then skip ahead to the section about building the rain garden.
Any modifications to an approved planting plan due to lack of plant. More complex rain gardens with drainage systems and amended soils are often referred to as bioretention. Refer to the links in this section for important tips on how to locate your rain garden.
A rain garden can be beautiful as well as functional. Include the number of plants of each species to be installed. A rain garden in maryland.
These gardens are strategically placed to intercept pollutant laden stormwater runoff until it can be fully absorbed into the ground. Their design allows the rain garden to serve almost as a bowl that collects water from downspouts or overland flow across a property. The typical rain garden design requires you to dig down 18 to 30 inches to loosen and amend the soil rockler said.
Where deemed appropriate the design specifications have been modified by the. Rain gardens are an easy and effective tool that we can use to help reduce stormwater runoff from residential properties. Depending on what soil you re working with you may then need to mix in compost or even add a gravel reservoir to allow for proper drainage.