Author: cont-mwickless

RAIN GARDENS

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Native Maryland Plants in Our Rain Garden

Photo by Melanie Blandford

Thread Leaf Blue Star, Amsonia hubrichtii

Photo by Sally and Andy Wasowski

This rain garden soaks up rainwater that flows off the building and the parking lot – water that would normally carry pollutants through the storm drain, into Back Creek and the Chesapeake Bay.
A typical rain garden consists of a shallow depression that contains loose soil, mulch and sometimes stone, and is planted with native plants. As the stormwater passes through the soil mixture, physical and biological processes remove pollutants and nutrients.
The native plants in this rain garden are adapted to local conditions, need little maintenance and water, and no fertilizer or pesticides. They are beautiful and provide wildlife habitat.

maximum ponding depth 6”

roof water in

overflow

amended soil

undisturbed soil

‘Blaze Starr’ Hibiscus, Hibiscus coccineus

This rain garden captures and filters polluted stormwater to make our local creek, river, and bay cleaner.

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Gingerville Creek carries your rain water to the South River and eventually to the Chesapeake Bay.

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