Rainy-day gardens: imaginative plantings that helps capture and clean runoff are attracting the attention of home gardeners, landscape designers, and watershed managers
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Rain gardens are basically designed gardens or plantings that help accumulate and clean storm water runoff from gutters, driveways, and other waterproof or porous surfaces. It also prevents soil erosion and reduces the amount of pollutants entering rivers and ground water.
Publication Name: The American Gardener
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1087-9978
Year: 2003
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Vanishing oak savannas
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Only one-tenth of one percent of the oak savannas that existed before 1836 are still in existence in the Midwest in 2001. Efforts to protect the remaining savanna regions are described.
Publication Name: The American Gardener
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1087-9978
Year: 2001
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Living large in a small garden
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Burton and Marianne Montag developed multiple garden rooms in Milwaukee at a minimal cost. The retired couple have maximized their ability by designing a series of garden retreats.
Publication Name: The American Gardener
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1087-9978
Year: 2003
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