http://www.centralohioraingardens.org Central Ohio Rain Garden Initiative Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:44:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Eleven Grove City residents came out to Gantz Farms on Saturday to be part of a rain garden workshop and planting day with the City of Grove City and Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District. The residents learned about rain gardens, then the group planted and mulched a large rain ... http://www.centralohioraingardens.org/?p=850 Gantz Farms 2255 Home Rd., Grove City 484 sqft. Installed 2010 http://www.centralohioraingardens.org/?p=847 39.897906 -83.06171239.897906-83.061712 Three of the five right-of-way rain gardens were finished being planted today. The slopes of the sides were seeded, and curb cuts are being finished up. The next two will be planted, then the gardens will receive a small sod planting to help filter sediment as storm water enters the gardens ... http://www.centralohioraingardens.org/?p=842 The Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed invite you to join them in helping plant, mulch, and water a new rain garden! This rain garden is being installed at the Columbus Mennonite Church at 35 Oakland Park Ave. Columbus 43214. The first rain garden day is August 28th from 9am ... http://www.centralohioraingardens.org/?p=838 Excavation, curb cutting, and soil replacing have begun for the right-of-way rain gardens in the Brook Run neighborhood in Westerville. Each garden will have a topsoil/compost mix added to replace the poor soil that was in the right-of-way area. Each rain garden will collect road drainage that normally runs directly to the ... http://www.centralohioraingardens.org/?p=831 Our third issue of our quarterly newsletter is posted below. Newsletter_vol1issue3 http://www.centralohioraingardens.org/?p=828 Canal Winchester is changing up their storm water management code and design manual. Read this article to find out what they say about rain gardens: http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/canalwinchester/stories/2010/07/28/updates-suggested-for-stormwater-code.html?sid=104 http://www.centralohioraingardens.org/?p=826 As of Friday July 23rd, all of the residential rain gardens are complete. The downspouts were unhooked from the storm water system in the neighborhood and directed into the gardens. Monarchs have already been seen on some of the wildflowers!     The next step in the project is to install the rain ... http://www.centralohioraingardens.org/?p=819 The CDC has a project in Muncie to eliminate standing water in a poorly drained neighborhood by installing rain barrels that overflow to rain gardens. http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20100726/NEWS01/7260324 http://www.centralohioraingardens.org/?p=817 As of Saturday, all of the rain gardens in Brook Run have been planted! The landscaper is working on disconnecting the downspouts that lead to each of the gardens. Each grate/riser on the pipe leading into the gardens has a small screw that the homeowner can remove if they need ... http://www.centralohioraingardens.org/?p=804