Municipalities and local governments in the Netherlands have been installing similar structures in the landscape as part of public infrastructure for a number of years. Those are called wadi’s here and serve the same purpose. Your examples look somewhat similar to what I’ve seen in our neighborhood. However they are not engineered as true gardens, but rather as slow infiltration systems covered with regular turf grass. I don’t think I have ever seen any sort of promotion here for people to integrate a system like this in their backyards, except for encouraging people to take out pavers and planting up their gardens instead. Looking forward to your next video’s on this subject, it’s a great initiative and fun way to try out something new in your garden space 🪴
I built (well dug) one last summer. Guelph reimbursed me for the materials and plants through Reep Green Solutions. The only problem was finding somewhere to put the roughly three cubic yards of clay with rocks that I replaced with a 60:40 mixture of sand and compost. The garden is looking great this year.
Our house came with a large rain garden in the center of the backyard (approx 30 feet long and 15 feet wide). I’m considering lining it to make it a more year-round pond. Any overflow over the lining will remain in the current rain garden. Curious to know your thoughts on this. Thanks!
I live in south Louisiana. My entire yard is a rain garden. We got 7” this week. 😂
Municipalities and local governments in the Netherlands have been installing similar structures in the landscape as part of public infrastructure for a number of years. Those are called wadi’s here and serve the same purpose. Your examples look somewhat similar to what I’ve seen in our neighborhood. However they are not engineered as true gardens, but rather as slow infiltration systems covered with regular turf grass. I don’t think I have ever seen any sort of promotion here for people to integrate a system like this in their backyards, except for encouraging people to take out pavers and planting up their gardens instead. Looking forward to your next video’s on this subject, it’s a great initiative and fun way to try out something new in your garden space 🪴
I built (well dug) one last summer. Guelph reimbursed me for the materials and plants through Reep Green Solutions. The only problem was finding somewhere to put the roughly three cubic yards of clay with rocks that I replaced with a 60:40 mixture of sand and compost. The garden is looking great this year.
I like the idea. Looking forward for new video
Thank you, sounds interesting 🌸💚🙃
3:35 rain garden.
Our house came with a large rain garden in the center of the backyard (approx 30 feet long and 15 feet wide). I’m considering lining it to make it a more year-round pond. Any overflow over the lining will remain in the current rain garden. Curious to know your thoughts on this. Thanks!
Can't think of any reason that might not work. If it gets too dry, you would want to keep some water in the pond area all year long.
@@Gardenfundamentals1 thanks! We are in the Seattle area. No shortage of rain water here ;)
How many rain gardens have you built? Do you have any real experience with them?
I have three.