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2. 7 Landscaping Tips That Can Help Keep Water Out of Your ... - AOL

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   Get some fresh air and get ready to get your hands dirty with these ideas for using landscaping to keep water away from your house. ... lower than this barrier trench to help maintain water runoff ...

3. Rain garden - Wikipedia

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   The first rain gardens were created to mimic the natural water retention areas that developed before urbanization occurred. The rain gardens for residential use were developed in 1990 in Prince George's County, Maryland, when Dick Brinker, a developer building a new housing subdivision had the idea to replace the traditional best management practices (BMP) pond with a bioretention area.

4. Xeriscaping - Wikipedia

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   In some areas, terms such as water-conserving landscaping, drought-tolerant landscaping, and smart scaping are used instead. The use of plants whose natural requirements are appropriate to the local climate is emphasized, and care is taken to avoid losing water to evaporation and runoff. However, the specific plants used in xeriscaping vary ...

5. Swale (landform) - Wikipedia

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   In this context a swale is usually a water-harvesting ditch on contour, also called a contour bund. [4] [5] A natural swale. Swales as used in permaculture are designed by permaculturalists to slow and capture runoff by spreading it horizontally across the landscape (along an elevation contour line), facilitating runoff infiltration into the soil.

6. Biophilic Design Is the Signature Style of Plant Lovers ...

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   5 Key Elements of Biophilic Design. Biophilic design can be direct (using elements like trees, grass, and water) or indirect (natural colors, images of nature, organic shapes, and materials).

7. Cleaner water expected with new EPA run-off protections ... - AOL

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   The expected outcome is better stormwater management for each municipality, as well as an improved water quality impact of stormwater run-off. ... rain garden design and a drought management plan.