What To Do With A Downpour - Oshawa Garden Club · What To Do With A Downpour: Ornamental Ways To...
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LID (aka Rainscapes)LID means Low Impact Development:
Stormwater PondsRain GardensRain BarrelsInfiltration TrenchesEvaporation PondsBioretention Gardens and BioswalesXeriscapingGreenroofingIn other words…anything that helps water
stay on a property…instead of running quickly off a property.
Why do we need LID ?• “Traditional urban end-of pipe stormwater
management is not achieving the level of watershed management we now realize is necessary to protect hydrologic function”
The importance, value and costs of waterways…
• Recreational use
• Commercial fishing
• Remediation costs from erosion
• Flooding; property damage and lawsuits
• Property value due to proximity to water
Planting LID can help with more than just flood control.
Pollinator and monarch supportThe more ‘good’ it does, the more public buy-in
you get!
Excellent resources
• Both the Toronto Region Conservation Authority and Credit Valley Conservation have excellent resources for rain gardening. Follow the links.
https://trca.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2138-STEW-Rain-Gardens.pdf
http://www.creditvalleyca.ca/news/story/alton-students-soak-up-some-artistic-inspiration/
Irrigation?• If you’re harvesting the rainwater, irrigate
if you like• Veggies require more water• Drought tolerant plants require more
water to establish• Put it right at the roots• Water in the early morning• Water seldom and deep IF NECESSARY• Automatic is bad!• Mulch the plantings
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