Wildheart Gardens,  EcoHeart Landscape Design,  and Water Assets

This class covered:

• The principles of successful rainwater harvesting including roof water catchment and implementing simple earth works techniques.
• Rainwater basics-catchment surfaces, calculations, storage and use.
• How to dig a swale to catch and infiltrate rainwater from the downspout, and redirect it to the swale.
• How to connect a 200 gallon rain barrel for summer watering and piping the overflow to store water in ground for fruit trees and other vegetation.
• How to welcome rainwater into your landscape rather than trying to divert it away from your house!

Raintank Installation April 18, 2008
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Raintank Installation 4-18-09 Set 2
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