RCE of Middlesex County (EARTH Center) Demonstration Rain Garden
![Water Feature: Display or drinking fountain, beautiful waterfall or natural pond. May simply celebrate water or offer a refreshing drink in an ecologically sound way. Water Feature](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_63.gif)
![Environmental Education: Site, center or gathering place (indoors or outdoors) where informal or formal education on environmental topics takes place. Environmental Education](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/environmental_education.gif)
![Eco Landscaping: Place where the land is beautified in an ecologically sustainable manner. Eco Landscaping](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_71.gif)
Overview
Hisory:
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County (EARTH Center) rain garden was installed in order to manage the flooding problem between two of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County buildings.
Type of Runoff Managed:
This rain garden manages stormwater from the Ranch House's rooftop and overflow water from the sump pump located in the Ranch House's basement.
Installation:
Approximately ten Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County and Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program faculty and staff were present for the installation of the rain garden in Spring 2006. Compost for the rain garden was donated by Middlesex County and the native plants for the rain garden were purchased from a nursery.
Plant List:
Blue Flag Iris
Cinnamon Fern
Columbine
Marsh Mallow
New England Aster
New York Aster
Puple Coneflower
Pussy Willow
Red Osier Dogwood
Rose of Sharon
Soft Rush
Spiderwort
Virginia Sweetspire
Winterberry Holly
Wool Grass
Maintenance:
The rain garden is maintained by the Master Gardeners of Middlesex County.
Location:
Comments
Connections
- Camden
- Camden
- Lawnside
- Elizabeth
- Cherry Hill
- Ringoes
- Sewell
- Scotch Plains
- Blackwood
- Cranford
- CranfordUnited States
-
-
- PereiraColombia
-
-
- Baltimore, MDUnited States
- North BrunswickUnited States
- WilliamstownUnited States
- CharlestonUnited States
- TroyUnited States
- HancockUnited States
- KwaNdengeziSouth Africa
- United States
- Saint Lucia
-
- Lebanon
- New York CityUnited States
- HaddonfieldUnited States
- VoorheesUnited States
-
- RichmondUnited States
- CaliColombia
- United Kingdom
- Canada
Impacts
No impacts have been left for this site yet - be the first!