Maintenance

Are Rain Gardens Mini Toxic Cleanup Sites?

April 14, 2013

in Maintenance,Rain Gardens,Soil Health

by Lisa Stiffler

Originally posted on Sightline Daily, January 22, 2013, by Sightline Fellow Lisa Stiffler, this post is part of the research project: Stormwater Solutions: Curbing Toxic Runoff.

If you’re concerned about water pollution, you’ve likely heard this message: The water that gushes off our roofs, driveways, streets, and landscaped yards is to blame for the bulk of the pollution that dirties Puget Sound and numerous Northwest waterbodies. You probably also know about the most popular stormwater solutions, including rain gardens and other green infrastructure that soak up the filthy water, cleaning it before it reaches sensitive waterways that are home to salmon, frogs, orcas, and other wildlife. [click to continue…]

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Mill Brook Restoration – Strategies for Success Part 2

December 14, 2012

in Maintenance

Maintaining and Monitoring the Project

by Lisa Cowan, PLA, ASLA

At a recent meeting with fellow landscape architects, there was a lengthy discussion and agreement about the importance of maintenance and follow-up monitoring for project success. That discussion was primarily focused on the challenges of ensuring good maintenance on traditional site development projects. [click to continue…]

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Laurel Garden Design: Notes from the 2012 Season – Horticulture

November 14, 2012

by Darcy Paige I’ve been designing, installing, and tending gardens for 16 years. About two-thirds of my time each season is spent in gardens, with my trusty, dusty team. Each season has its own quirks and personality; like cream rising to the top of the milk, rich images separate themselves out from the jumbled memory [...]

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Laurel Garden Design: Notes from the 2012 Season – Design

November 14, 2012

by Darcy Paige Design Notes As a gardener, I am afforded a lot of design input as I care for gardens: re-doing beds, planting annuals and bulbs, and festooning containers come to mind. The gardening season is busy, but alongside my horticultural duties, I also take on several design projects just to make sure that [...]

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Rainwater Harvesting: A General Tutorial on the Components Involved

April 14, 2010

By Joe Sokol Rainwater harvesting is a simple term that refers to the use of some means or device of collecting rainwater to store it for later use and distribution. 

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Coastal Buffer Zones

January 15, 2010

Article by: Kate Venturini, of the URI Outreach Center Buffer zones between development and shoreline habitat are attempted in many states, but rarely work well enough to protect the ecosystem. Laws and enforcement vary between communities, as do development histories and how people interact with the environment. Realizing this dilemma, land developers are finding common [...]

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