Rain Gardens

In our own town, even our own department there is an excellent resource for learning how to deal with water.  Cory Gallo has worked very hard on a project with the Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum so set an example for the rest of Starkville to see how in a small space you can take big steps in reducing the amount of rainwater in the storm drains there for reducing channelization of streams in the area making a better environment for plants, fish, insects, and wildlife.

I am pointing this out because the project site for our first Design project doesn't appear to have any drainage issues, but it can be beneficial to make sure all the rainwater running off of the roofs is managed on the site.  It will be good for the landscape and good for the surrounding environment. More to come on my site plan and placement and plantings in the rain gardens. but for now here is a shot of the infiltration basin that handles the rain water from the Museum's roof.

https://sites.google.com/a/ggsim.org/official-website/