Sentences with phrase «as rain gardens»

Property owners will be mandated or rewarded for investing in flood protection such as rain gardens, permeable paving and smart rain harvesting.

The site will reduce stormwater run - off into the combined storm sewer by 67 percent through the use of bio-swales (also known as rain gardens) which allow storm water to infiltrate back into the ground where, through phytoremediation, the plants contribute to the filtration of the water.

This glass technology can also be adapted for different applications, such as these rain gardens with Osorb added to them.

Use soil and vegetation in a constructed technique, such as rain gardens or green roofs, to mimic natural hydrologic processes like percolation through soil and plant uptake and transpiration.

Low - impact, environmentally friendly storm - water management options, such as rain gardens, permeable concrete, cisterns, and green roofs, are designed to mimic the way things function in the absence of development.

The rules may include guidelines for techniques such as rain gardens, rain barrels, green roofs, green streets and porous pavements, said Connie Bosma, the municipal branch chief in the EPA's water permits division.

After years of legal complaints and evaluations that called for an upgrade of the sewer system, the county turned to green infrastructure — such as rain gardens and green roofs — that was implemented in 2008 with the help of Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, Speer said.

maculatum (Joe pye weed) performed well in the experiments and could be used as rain garden plants, according to the authors.

Not exact matches

As the rain fell tropically into our garden and the children disappeared for the night, we settled into something of a rhythm, watching and scooping as the sky greyed over and dozens of birds provided a backing choruAs the rain fell tropically into our garden and the children disappeared for the night, we settled into something of a rhythm, watching and scooping as the sky greyed over and dozens of birds provided a backing choruas the sky greyed over and dozens of birds provided a backing chorus.

Items that collect rain water on your property, such as house gutters, cans, garden pots, used tires, rain barrels, and children's pools, are ideal receptacles for breeding,» said Peter Tripi, Senior Public Health Sanitarian.

As an experiment, the garden centre had imported a dye that is sometimes used in rain - starved American states to make brown lawns look verdant.

My photographer and I shot these photos in the herb garden on the roof of my building just as it was starting to rain.

For example, Central suffered a set - back when they learned their school's renovation would not allow them to plant a rain garden as originally planned.

Site work involved conservation and some restoration of wetlands, as well as ecological storm water management with bio-swales and rain gardens.

After all, the world teeters on the brink of war, and bombs could rain down any minute over the bleak English countryside - just as they did seventeen years ago as his mother, pregnant with him, tended her garden.

That cat was always outside whenever it was not raining and as the house had no front garden to speak of, outside meant out on the pavement.

The green season is a great option for travellers, as there are more economical prices, less people, exceptional sunsets, green and lush gardens, and you are unlikely to be completely «rained in».

KAMBOJA BEDROOM: - King - sized canopied bed set on marble flooring under a soaring roof with double Balinese doors - Air - conditioned and ceiling fan - Ensuite bathroom with air - conditioned indoor section and dressing area and garden shower and luxurious sunken circular tub - Satellite TV JEMPIRING BEDROOM: - Twin beds (convertible to queen) set on marble flooring under a soaring roof - Air - conditioned and ceiling fan - Two sofas that can be made up as single beds, suitable for kids - Open - air ensuite bathroom with air - conditioned indoor section, Palimanan stone walls ALAMANDA & MELATI ROOM: - Two adjoining rooms that can be closed or open to make them into one large suite - Melati can be used as a children's bedroom or as a sitting room - Air - conditioned and ceiling fan - Adjoining open - air bathroom serves both bedrooms featuring twin washbasins and rain shower CEMPAKA BEDROOM: - King - sized bedroom located upstairs with marble floor and soaring roof - Adjoining wooden deck with daybed and stunning vistas - Satellite TV - Air - conditioned and ceiling fan - Ensuite bathroom with slatted walls, rain shower and large mirrors

Kaua`i is known as the Garden Island and the rain we get creates amazing natural waterfalls and fills our rivers.

Each villa offers a king - size bed, a bathroom with rain shower as well as an outdoor bathtub, star bed / hanging bed, lush gardens, TV on demand, and free Wi - Fi.

The «Garden Island» of Kauai wouldn't be as green, its soil as fertile or the people as appreciative of the abundant sunshine if it weren't for a few tropical rain showers every now and again.

In real terms Oskar's is a very large one bedroom unit with an expansive deck and endless stunning views of the rain forest garden we have created, Gustav Creek and the hills of Nelly Bay as a back drop.

A true tropical garden setting, right at the beach with the rain forest and mountains as your backyard.

Well as I said yesterday I have been out doing some gardening... It was very warm for gardening... I always always wear my Hunter's when out in the garden, it's a snake thing, my kiddos would rather I don't wear them out of the house, which often happens if it is, obviously, raining or if I...

Premier Club Chalet Garden Club Chalet measures 52 — 59 sqm and features King size bed, a warm décor, customized furnishings, a luxurious bathroom with his & her vanities, a separate rain shower and generous bathtub, bathrobe & yukata, as well as a private terrace with daybed.

A wooden boardwalk leads through lovely fern gardens and rain forest, with giant trees up to 300 years old.Hop back on the bus to visit Port Campbell National Park, known for offshore rock formations such as the Twelve Apostles.Next, drive to your final destination, Gibson Steps.

Pieces such as Allyson Vieira's Construction (Rampart)(2012) respond to the local vegetation and ecology of the area with her pyramid of bronze cast paper cups that fill with rain or fallen leaves from the garden bed above.

Many have spent considerable sums of money on water conserving measures such as waste - water recycling and installation of rain - water tanks; others go out of their way to bucket water from showers or washing machines onto their gardens.

I even made a mini-weather station in the garden, including a plastic rain gauge, which I did as part of my Guide Weather badge.

It could be as easy as using rain barrels to store water for use in irrigation and gardening

Often referred to as grey infrastructure alternatives, these practices include the design, installation and maintenance of vegetated green roofs and walls, bioswales and infiltration gardens (rain gardens, etc.), urban forests, green streets and pervious pavements.

Eligible projects include green roofs and infiltration projects such as: rain gardens and porous pavement.

In addition to direct rainfall, stormwater runoff from surrounding impervious surfaces, such as sidewalks and rooftops, can be directed in to the rain garden so it can be absorbed into the ground.

«Five proposed schoolyards in Brooklyn and Queens are undergoing soil tests, and if selected they will be transformed into public playgrounds with storm water - capture features such as rain barrels, raised gardens, porous pavers and an under - layer of gravel that holds water during a storm, before allowing it to seep gradually into the ground below, city DEP Commissioner Carter Strickland said.»

«We had to install a «rain garden» in the back yard to capture the first 1 % of rain water run - off from the structure; this is a new requirement in Atlanta, and as far as I know, we're one of the first residential projects that's been subject to this requirement.»

As water collects in the rain garden, it is filtered and slowly absorbed by soil and plants.

I've been madly cleaning my very filthy house since company is coming for dinner on Thursday and it's raining outside so no gardening today: o) As I was cleaning I suddenly thought of this post!

I love, love the ideas but as any avid gardener will tell you, they love the soft rain while gardening.

The next big project is to take up part of our decking in the back garden as it rains a lot here, it gets really slippery in the winter.

As soon as it stops raining today, Kevin is going to start on the «Beer Garden Bench» projecAs soon as it stops raining today, Kevin is going to start on the «Beer Garden Bench» projecas it stops raining today, Kevin is going to start on the «Beer Garden Bench» project.