tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373034784624356972.post3010182784137289246..comments2023-10-06T05:33:22.562-05:00Comments on a girl and her garden - a daylily blog: Daylily Blog on Stretching OutNikki Schmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04403289853738948642noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373034784624356972.post-56140810969838845592015-05-11T15:11:19.456-05:002015-05-11T15:11:19.456-05:00Hey, Katy! The trick I found is to find a project...Hey, Katy! The trick I found is to find a project that is already in the works, or already completed and expand on that. Sometimes people cant see the vision if its "starting from scratch." Next project- cemetery entrance and flagpole plantings. Someday my little Village will be a "Daylily City!"<br />Nikki Schmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04403289853738948642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373034784624356972.post-8164641336655018952015-05-11T14:03:57.974-05:002015-05-11T14:03:57.974-05:00Great post, Nikki!! I have a passion for expanding...Great post, Nikki!! I have a passion for expanding public awareness of how beautiful dayliles can be in a landscape. Your rain garden expansion idea is awesome!! Can't wait to see pictures of it in bloom!! --KatyKaty Coppockhttp://www.facebook.com/katydoescookiesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373034784624356972.post-13162346066369222182015-05-11T12:28:12.443-05:002015-05-11T12:28:12.443-05:00The rain garden is built in a "depressed"...The rain garden is built in a "depressed" or "concave" area and it is strategically placed to catch run off and water itself. It is planted with a great mix of perennials that handle drought and sometimes boggy conditions. Its not super-concave, just a small, rolling grade. Usually, it is a small garden which is designed to withstand the extremes of moisture and concentrations of nutrients, particularly Nitrogen and Phosphorus, that are found in stormwater runoff. rain gardens are sited ideally close to the source of the runoff and serve to slow the stormwater as it travels downhill, giving the stormwater more time to infiltrate and less opportunity to gain momentum and erosive power. <br /><br />On the surface, a rain garden looks like an attractive garden. It may support habitat for birds and butterflies, it may be a formal landscape amenity or it may be incorporated into a larger garden as a border or as an entry feature. What makes it a rain garden is in how it gets its water and what happens to that water once it arrives in the garden. Nikki Schmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04403289853738948642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373034784624356972.post-35533234627753456932015-05-11T11:57:33.532-05:002015-05-11T11:57:33.532-05:00Tell me more about the rain garden. What is the pu...Tell me more about the rain garden. What is the purpose of a rain garden - is the purpose to catch run off?Melodyechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400173748438716086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373034784624356972.post-57724791202548933782015-05-11T08:13:10.386-05:002015-05-11T08:13:10.386-05:00Thanks, Renee! Good to hear from you here...thank...Thanks, Renee! Good to hear from you here...thanks for stopping by!Nikki Schmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04403289853738948642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373034784624356972.post-81769844676951523442015-05-11T06:55:12.837-05:002015-05-11T06:55:12.837-05:00Nikki, you are amazing for all of the volunteer ef...Nikki, you are amazing for all of the volunteer efforts you undertake, and everything else you do. I'm in awe. Keep up the great work! ReneeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079569070030931450noreply@blogger.com