sept 10, 2014 updates reep house rain garden

ANDREA: REEP House GardenStrategic Goal #3: Community-building and public education: to be the loudest voice for change to a low-impact lifestyle; make it fun and easy to be green. REEP House: to use the REEP House for Sustainable Living as a focal point for energy, water and green product demonstrations, and public education. (also strategic goals 1 and 2)

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Beautiful Gardens Conserve Water

Save the Environment

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Beautification of Our Community Beautification of Our Community MattersMatters

Changing the landscape in front of the house

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Several drought tolerant native plantsSeveral drought tolerant native plants

Bee Balm (wildflower)

Golden Ragwort (wildflower)

Snowberry (shrub)

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Several drought tolerant native plantsSeveral drought tolerant native plants

Solomon`s Seal (wildflower)

Virginia Creeper (vine)

White Fawn Lily (wildflower)

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Xeriscaping GardeningXeriscaping Gardening Xeriscaping (water-conserving landscapes,

drought-tolerant landscaping, or smart scaping) is landscaping and gardening that reduces or eliminates the need for supplemental water from irrigation.

Xeriscaping may be an alternative to various types of traditional gardening.

ANDREA: REEP House Garden

ANDREA: REEP House Garden

ANDREA: REEP House Garden

RAIN Gardens are saving the environment and conserving the water.

We call it also Healthy Landscaping

A RAIN Garden is a bioretention garden that is built in a shallow depression and provides a simple yet effect method for controlling stormwater run-off.

The RAIN GardenThe RAIN Garden

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ANDREA: REEP House Garden

This type of garden acts as a natural bio filtration system and a temporary water reservoir.

RAIN Gardens are able significantly to reduce the amount of contaminated storm water that has direct access to our lakes, streams, and rivers.

ANDREA: REEP House Garden

ANDREA: REEP House Garden

RAIN Gardens provide flood control, groundwater recharge, and water-cooling benefits, while the plants, soils, and associated microorganisms remove many types of pollutants — such as excess nutrients, pesticides, oils, metals, and other contaminants from storm water runoff.

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Plants with deep root system, narrow shrubs, smaller trees and grasses work well for creating beautiful and functional RAIN Gardens.

They can also be planted to help absorb excess moisture in low-lying areas, or included in moist borders.

ANDREA: REEP House Garden

ANDREA: REEP House Garden

ANDREA: REEP House Garden