It is advantageous to use native plants when creating a rain garden because they require less maintenance than horticultural varieties that have not adapted to our local weather patterns and soil conditions.
Native plants also create more diverse habitats for wildlife, attracting more than 3 times the number of
beneficial insects than...
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It is advantageous to use native plants when creating a rain garden because they require less maintenance than horticultural varieties that have not adapted to our local weather patterns and soil conditions. Native plants also create more diverse habitats for wildlife, attracting more than 3 times the number of beneficial insects than non-native plants. The plants and soil in a rain garden clean stormwater runoff by absorbing and filtering pollution as the water soaks into the ground. This water is cleaned by plants, soil and beneficial bacteria in the rain garden. For a rain garden to work, native plants must be selected, installed, and maintained properly. A list of native plants that can be used in rain gardens located in the mid-Atlantic region can be found on pages 2 and 3. A rain garden is a landscaped area specially designed to collect and treat polluted runoff generated on the landscape during rain events. Polluted runoff- also known as “stormwater,” is water that is fil
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Gardening Resources for Teachers
All hands in the dirt: a guide to designing and creating natural school grounds.
(2000).
Vancouver:
Evergreen.
Education Library SB 55 A44 2000
Carlson, Laurie M.
(1995).
Green thumbs: a kid’s activity guide to indoor and outdoor gardening.
Chicago: Chicago Review Press.
Education Library SB...
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Gardening Resources for Teachers All hands in the dirt: a guide to designing and creating natural school grounds. (2000). Vancouver: Evergreen. Education Library SB 55 A44 2000 Carlson, Laurie M. (1995). Green thumbs: a kid’s activity guide to indoor and outdoor gardening. Chicago: Chicago Review Press. Education Library SB 457 C27 1995 Chandler, Clare. (1996). Little green fingers. Vancouver: Whitecap Books. Education Library SB 457 C52 1996 City Farmer & the B. C. Ministry of Health, Preventive Services, Nutrition Branch. (1989). School garden guidelines. Victoria, BC: The Ministry. Education Library SB 56 B7 S336 1989 Coffey, Ann. (2004). Asking children, listening to children: school grounds transformation [Motion picture]. Ottawa: Canadian Biodiversity Institute. Education Library LB 3251 C63 2007 VIDEO Cohen, Joy & Pranis, Eve. (1990). GrowLab: a complete guide to gardening in the classroom. Burlington, VT: National Gardening Association. Education Library
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Rain Gardens
What are rain gardens?
Rain gardens are depressional areas landscaped with
perennial flowers and native vegetation that soak up
rainwater.
They are strategically located to capture
runoff from impervious surfaces, such as roofs and
streets.
Rain gardens fill with a few inches of water
after a storm and then water filters...
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Rain Gardens What are rain gardens? Rain gardens are depressional areas landscaped with perennial flowers and native vegetation that soak up rainwater. They are strategically located to capture runoff from impervious surfaces, such as roofs and streets. Rain gardens fill with a few inches of water after a storm and then water filters into the ground, rather than running off to a storm drain. Why are rain gardens important? As cities and suburbs grow, increased storm water runoff from impervious surfaces becomes a problem. As more impervious surfaces are added to our communities, it is more important than ever to help rainwater infiltrate. This protects water quality and reduces storm water runoff. Storm water runoff from developed areas increases flooding potential and carries pollutants from streets, parking lots and lawns into local streams and lakes. Rain gardens can absorb most rainfall events. Rain Gardens 2005. . . absorb water, reduce runoff, prevent flooding This rai
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R ATING MANUAL
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© Earth Partnership for Schools•University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum Prepare and Plant a Rain Garden 4-2
Background
Planting a rain garden is a very special event in a school year and an important contribution to the environment.
Therefore, consider including the
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© Earth Partnership for Schools•University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum Prepare and Plant a Rain Garden 4-2 Background Planting a rain garden is a very special event in a school year and an important contribution to the environment. Therefore, consider including the entire school community by integrating some form of a ceremony or dedication into the planting project. Because of curriculum requirements, this may be the only opportunity some students will have with the planning and implementation of a rain garden. Whether you are planting shrubs, trees, or herbaceous plants, there are a few tips for successful planting. First, dig a hole that is considerably wider and as deep as or just slightly deeper than the container or root system of the plant. It is not necessary to modify the soil, so use the soil you dig out to fill the hole back in once you have placed the plant. If you modify the soil within the hole too much you might discourage the plant from extending its roots away
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RAIN
GARDENSA RAIN GARDEN MANUAL FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
As development increases, so
does the area of impervious
surface.
Impervious surfaces
include roadways, rooftops,
parking lots and sidewalks.
Without planning and appropriate management, water that
runs over these surfaces picks
up pollutants along the way
and carries them directly...
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RAIN GARDENSA RAIN GARDEN MANUAL FOR SOUTH CAROLINA As development increases, so does the area of impervious surface. Impervious surfaces include roadways, rooftops, parking lots and sidewalks. Without planning and appropriate management, water that runs over these surfaces picks up pollutants along the way and carries them directly to our lakes, rivers and estuaries. These pollutants include bacteria, nutrients, litter, sediment, oils and metals. Water that heats up on parking lots and roadways also can lead to warmer than normal water entering nearby waterways. This runoff, called “stormwater,” is generated by precipitation, snow melt and irrigation water that runs off the land. Stormwater is the greatest threat to our nation’s surface waters. As well as creating hard surfaces where pollutants can be washed into waterways, impervious surfaces also prevent the natural infiltration process that occursinforests,fieldsandopen areas. Instead of adding to the groundwater supply, st
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Currie Barracks Goes Green
BY TRENT EDWARDS, CALGARY HERALD SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 12:07 PM
Kerri Robinson, a water resources engineer for AMEC Earth & Environmental, sits by a rain garden she helped design for the new
Currie Barracks residential development.
Photograph by: Gavin Young, Calgary Herald
Currie Barracks.
The name conjures...
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Currie Barracks Goes Green BY TRENT EDWARDS, CALGARY HERALD SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 12:07 PM Kerri Robinson, a water resources engineer for AMEC Earth & Environmental, sits by a rain garden she helped design for the new Currie Barracks residential development. Photograph by: Gavin Young, Calgary Herald Currie Barracks. The name conjures images of asphalt parade squares and utilitarian buildings -- not rain gardens and recreation fields engineered to retain stormwater. But developers of a residential neighbourhood in southwest Calgary have turned part of the former military base into a model of eco-friendly innovation: the 81-hectare future neighbourhood includes an award-winning urban stormwater management system created by AMEC Earth & Environmental for the site s developer, Canada Lands Company Ltd. The engineering firm s Currie Barracks Brownfi eld Project is the latest of a dozen AMEC initiatives across North America that use urban stormwater run-off to create greenscape in urban se
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