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Nova Scotia
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Location: Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS Gardeners: Ecology Action Centre and Dalhousie University's Office of Sustainability Constructed September 2013 Plant List:
Sweetfern (Comptonia peregrina) Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis) Bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica) Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor) Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium maculatum) Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida) Foam Flower (Tiarella cordifolia) Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis) Size: 4m x 6m plus 3m X 0.5 m dry river bed This garden drains along Coburg Road, and so it very deep and filled to the surface with gravel to accept large, rushing streams of water. It has stopped basement flooding in the adjacent house, and has been used for student projects. See a video of the construction here. |
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Raingardentour.ca is a project of Green Communities Canada. For more information about Green Communities' initiatives that are taking action to protect streams and rivers, visit www.slowrain.ca
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