A rain garden!
Great idea!
And then the design process, and then the actual digging and moving process! Then planting some shade and water tolerant plants!
But wait, somehow in the middle of all the processes by various wonderful volunteer UU's the word leaked out to another group in our community! The Swannanoa WATER-shed Action Network wanted to see what UUCSV was doing for its rain garden. They asked if they could see it during their next weekly meeting, Friday, September 23. As it just so happened, Deb Evenchik, chair of our Building and Grounds Committee, was free at that time, as well as a couple more UUs who joined the meeting out at the "dirt to become garden."
- Our plan for a rain garden is seen as a very positive initiative, and one that will assist with water management for the Town as a whole
- We have some opportunities to handle more rain water at the source, which are the gutters on the building and also the parking lot. Some of these opportunities include adding rain barrels off of the gutters and adding plantings around the parking lot
- We appear to be on the right track in terms of the types of plantings we are planning
- We have a source for free wood chips, which were suggested as being better than mulch, in that wood chips absorb water, and then allow the water to evaporate.
This meeting was a great example of how different groups who are neighbors come together for a common purpose, demonstrating how we all are one community. Two of the candidates for the Black Mountain Town Council also came to this meeting.
The Swannanoa WATER-shed group uses WATER to stand for:
When All Thrive, Earth Regenerates. Here's its SwanWater.Org link. They are also on FaceBook.
Published originally in Oct. issue of Tidings Newsletter of UUCSV in Black Mountain, NC.
Post Script on my health:
Doc gave me some good advice regarding my stomach issues, and a cream for the rash on my face yesterday...and I gratefully slept in and didn't go to the gym today. Rehab happens starting at home for this old lady.
Today's quote:
The kinder and the more thoughtful a person is, the more kindness he can find in other people. Leo Tolstoy
...they seem to be the "in thing" these days.
ReplyDeleteI never heard of them, expecting something like in a green house...but apparently they are to help runoff be more manageable.
DeleteI like reading about different groups coming together to work on a good plan for the community. Yes!
ReplyDeleteThis water quality group is so full of good ideas, I want to visit their meetings just to learn what's happening with them!
DeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of a rain garden. I have seen the rain barrels, they are a great idea. Take care, enjoy your day!
I'm learning about how water is conserved, and how rivers and streams can be more healthy.
DeleteBarbara, Great gathering of disparate groups to address an environmental issue! As for getting over our Covid infections, I slept for 10.5 hours last night and my better half slept almost 12 hours. Hope is just around the corner! Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
ReplyDeleteOh that's so sad...know you all are eating lots of liquids and soups...and I'm sending healing thoughts and wishes
DeleteI kept forgetting to go to this blog of yours so finally bookmarked it on my blog as I had your other one.
ReplyDeleteWe had a rain garden at one of our houses in the past. The first heavy rain it filled up and was a pond because it was on the bedrock. The frogs found it fast and something introduced cattails - not me. I planted Joe Pye weed and water irises which spread.
What a happy accidental rain garden. It must have kept moisture all the time to have some cattails growing. Most of the ones around here aren't there all year. So sorry about my switching to this line. It tells me I'm a bit of a unpredictable person, even at this time of life.
DeleteSo interesting for the concept and cooperation.
ReplyDeleteA new concept to me.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great idea!
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