Comments on: Beautiful in Many Ways, Rain Gardens

By: Lemoyne Adds Rain Gardens to Streetscape · Punk Rock Gardens

Lemoyne Adds Rain Gardens to Streetscape · Punk Rock Gardens — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:27:08 +0000

[...] water management. Lemoyne’s recent streetscape revitalization project includes eco-friendly rain gardens with retention basins and storm water management techniques that are first in the state and in the [...]

By: Roberta Bogash

Roberta Bogash — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:38:36 +0000

All good questions.
Fortunately there are some outstanding website for the diy-er. The Virginia Dept. of Forestery goes into elaborate detail with both design and installation info and plant lists at; http://www.dof.org.
And, there are also the good people at the Low Impact Development Center that in conjuntion with National Fish and Wildlife Foundation have created an extremely impressive website at http://www.lowimpactdesign.org. Check out the \Rain Garden Templates\ for lots of great design ideas. I am especially impressed by this site because the gardens are catergorized by soil type and amount of sun. (Rain gardens are not always full sun) There are lots of great ideas for beginners and advanced gardeners, and for the most part the garden template sizes are realistic, 100-450 square feet. Though I occasionally question some of the plant choices the overall concept is outstanding.
Beyond that, I’m always happy to do site visits for a reasonable fee. You can always contact me through Punk Rock Gardens for more information about the landscape design services I provide.

By: Dee

Dee — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:07:32 +0000

I’m interested in what type of plants she suggests. We have such an area that runs on the edge of our property. It’s great for wildlife but degradates the banks. I’d like to plant something that will help hold the soil and control the out-of-control weeds that congregate along the run.

By: Terry

Terry — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:12:39 +0000

Really interesting…I can’t wait for the next installment.