Designing for Stormwater Management
Sustainable Landscaping
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59m
Water flows downhill and so do stormwater management issues. Water issues seem to flow from a next door neighbor to the client to the landscape professional brought in to clean up the mess. This session will look at surface features that work when designed and installed correctly. This session will cover how to design rain gardens, dry creek beds, and bio swales that help mitigate water issues so common in today’s back yards.
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