Often, during discussions about bioretention, someone will ask a question related to bioretention in cold climates or just frozen winter conditions. Questions...
Suggested practices to apply to bioretention facilities during the month of January: 1. Watering- not necessary. 2. Weeding- This is a good time of year to...
Hi! What is the limit for the in-situ soil as far as infiltration rate, and would weathered sandstone be o.k., as long as an underdrain was used and the...
Notice to Bioretention YahooGroup Members: I have received a request from a member to be able to access the group membership list and make it public to...
A couple of schools in Anne Arundel County are looking at doing rain gardens (Davidsonville and Bay Ridge), and we were looking for other schools that had done...
Our company, Ecosite, Inc., was involved in the development of an LID design for the Adelphi Elementary School that included some bioretention designs. See...
The Bioengineering Group, Inc. is working with the Corps and PGC DER on an LID retrofit project at Thomas Claggett elementary school. Some of the treatments...
Prince George's County, Maryland and the Federated Garden Clubs of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed are conducting a FREE cooperative program titled "From Rainbows...
MAINTENANCE TIPS FOR RAIN GARDENS FEBRUARY 2003 Pest Patrol: Do you hate those messy tent caterpillars? Now is the time to get rid of their eggs-before they...
Hello. Thanks for inviting us to join the board. This is a FANTASTIC and good idea! I am Patricia, program director for Rain Gardens of West Michigan at ...
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MAINTENANCE TIPS FOR RAIN GARDENS MARCH 2003 Start with the Soil Do you need to amend your rain garden soil? An ideal rain garden soil is roughly 50% sand, 25%...
MAINTENANCE TIPS FOR RAIN GARDENS APRIL 2003 APRIL SHOWERS MAY BRING MORE THAN FLOWERS Are the spring rains causing any problems in your rain garden or...
I am working on putting together a cost analysis for the planning, design, construction, and maintenance for bioretention/rain garden facilities. In order to...
I am in the process of designing a bio-retention facility for a subdivision in Central PA. The township does not want to have anything to with maintenance....
MAINTENANCE TIPS FOR RAIN GARDENS MAY 2003 MUCH ADO ABOUT MULCH The importance of mulch – Mulch serves many functions in the rain garden: suppressing weeds,...
I searched the archives to see if this had been addressed, but saw nothing, so thought I might post my question here: How do you keep the mulch in your...
It's expensive, but you can use stone mulch. ... From: <bioretention@yahoogroups.com> To: <bioretention@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 4:46 PM ...
I have seen the many lists of plants for bio swales, but am looking for specific information on bio swale plants that uptake toxics constituents better than...
I would also be very interested in getting info in this area as well. The only place I've heard of that has done any research in this area is the Smithsonian...
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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...
