AINTENANCE TIPS FOR RAIN GARDENS JUNE 2003 TREE & SHRUB PEST PATROL Bagworms– These sneaky critters show up in June on evergreens like pine, arborvitae,...
Hi I just joined the site and I saw a lot of interesting questions posted on the site but the answers must have been e mailed to the people who asked them. I...
MAINTENANCE TIPS FOR RAIN GARDENS JULY 2003 WEEDS What is a Weed? The best definition of a weed is that it is a plant out of place. For example, to a...
Folks, I recently was asked by an Extension colleague working with landscapers whether there were any concerns with using rain barrel water on vegetable...
Are the metals data you mention reported in dissolved form or total recoverable? How do the concentrations compare to the MCL's from the SDWA? Jeff Hancock,...
We have done some work with runoff from roofs and are somewhat familiar with the literature. Of course, trace levels of just about anything can be found if you...
Dear Bioretention Group members, My name is Matt Hollon and I work with Glenrose Engineering in Austin, TX. I have long been interested in bioretention, and my...
In September of 2004, a National LID Conference will be held at the University of Maryland's Inn and Conference Center in College Park, Maryland. I would like...
WATERING Question: Do you ever need to water a rain garden? Answer: Even drought resistant plants need water to recover from the shock of transplanting....
Dear Group, I'm new to all this bio-rentention stuff. In short I'm considering whether to buy a new home which has to have a small bio-retention pond...
Dear Sir or Madam, Prince Georges county MD is a national leader in on-site stormwater management, so many (if not all) new homes are likely built with ...
John Kuriawa
john.kuriawa@...
Nov 10, 2003 3:18 pm
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Greetings, The "Call for Papers" for the LID conference in Sept 04 is fast approaching. Please visit the website...
Our project website at http://www.raingardens.org has been redesigned and we are delighted with the result. More information will be going up soon; a plant...
Salt Issues: If your rain garden gets runoff from a street or parking lot, you may need to be concerned about de-icing salts. Never use fertilizer to melt...
We have new goodies on the www.raingardens.org website; free garden designs. More are on the way, but these are our first. Just in time for you to use them for...
Hello, Is anyone familiar with a method for sizing rain gardens that is a little more sophisticated than just using the a percentage of your rooftop area and...
Scott Taylor
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Mar 12, 2004 3:28 am
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Derek Winogradoff and I in the Prince George's County, Maryland may be able to help you. The County has developed several design charts and graphics to do so....
Cheng, Mow Soung
mscheng@...
Mar 12, 2004 11:09 pm
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There may be some useful info in the MN Urban Small Sites BMP Manual http://www.metrocouncil.org/environment/Watershed/BMP/manual.htm Michele Michele D. Hanson...
Michele Hanson
michele.hanson@...
Mar 12, 2004 11:09 pm
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Hi there, I'm on the mailing list. I ran into Michael Clar at the IECA conferance a few weeks ago and had the opportunity to chat with him a bit about design...
There are a number of ways to size rain gardens, but it really depends on what you are trying to accomplish. A number of issues should be addressed: 1. Is the...
The following message from Brian Rustia, (conference coordinator) provides an update on the National LID Conference. There will be a lot of information about...
Greetings, I am investigating the level of effort needed to maintain the surface mulch layer. One question that has come up is to what extent will mulch float...
How timely, as I was about to ask the same question again. The first time I asked this question, I received the general answer that it should not been a...
We have a huge water flow on a slight slope. The mulch in the main channel witin the bioretention area does tend to wash off a bit but we have not yet topped...
Thanks for the info, were you using a shredded hardwood mulch? Thanks ... From: Michels, Kathleen (NIH/FIC) [mailto:michelsk@...] Sent: Friday, April 23,...
Hello all. I just joined this group today after doing a Goggle search for commercial and public raingardens. I am a naturalistic habitat landscaper in Houston....
I've been trying to find data online regarding the use of bioretention withing depressed medians in the middle of a public local street. (I did notice a...
Marc, In BaltimoreCounty we have done bioretention in the median of Eastern Boulevard (MD 150) between Stemmers Run Road and the Middle River bridge. I...
Ray Heil
rheil@...
Jun 3, 2004 1:07 pm
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Marc, I know PG County MD has put one of these biocells in the medians of Adelphi Road. Derek Winogradoff is the contact for such things. 301-883-5903. Alexi...
