Wednesday, May 4, 2011
How to manage a wet site
It was obvious from the start that our site had a high water table and clay soil. The challenge was how to manage the ground water and rain water on site. Our solution was to build a series of retention beds to harvest the water and use it to irrigate the vegetation.
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CROSS SECTION of RAIN GARDEN
this is pretty close to how our rain gardens are built
Walking down the ramp, out the front door - it's great not having any steps
Construction of water retention area along west property line. This photo also shows the southern side of house which was designed to maximize passive solar opportunities.
Many neighbors find blue racers nesting
Final inspection day was pretty dreary outside, and petty exciting inside