SLIDE 1 Singing in the Rain
Wisconsin and Upper Michigan Rain Gardens
Brent Hanson of Hanson’s Garden Village Rhinelander, Wisconsin
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- Make Effective Presentations
- Using Awesome Backgrounds
- Engage your Audience
- Capture Audience Attention
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- Make Effective Presentations
- Using Awesome Backgrounds
- Engage your Audience
- Capture Audience Attention
SLIDE 4 HOW MUCH RAIN FROM A 2000 FT2 ROOF?
2000 ft2 x 31.5” annual precipitation x 0.623 =
39,249 gallons
(1246 gallons in just a 1 inch rain event)
SLIDE 5 SURFACE FLOW CAN ERODE SOIL AND MOVE SEDIMENTS AND POLLUTANTS
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SLIDE 7 Slide Title
- Make Effective Presentations
- Using Awesome Backgrounds
- Engage your Audience
- Capture Audience Attention
SLIDE 8 Slide Title
- Make Effective Presentations
- Using Awesome Backgrounds
- Engage your Audience
- Capture Audience Attention
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- Make Effective Presentations
- Using Awesome Backgrounds
- Engage your Audience
- Capture Audience Attention
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SO WHAT IS A RAIN GARDEN?
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SUCCESS FAILURE
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THANK YOU WISCONSIN LAKES PARTNERSHIP – UW EXTENSION
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A RAIN GARDEN IS NOT A POND
SLIDE 14 HOW EXPENSIVE IS A RAIN GARDEN?
- According to Wisconsin Healthy
Lakes Initiative, typical single- family rain gardens ranging from 150-600 ft2 can run from $500 to $9,500
- A 600 ft2 rain garden may cost
$3000 (with plant costs being about half)
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CATTAILS MOVING IN
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WE WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE ACCESS
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OUR RAIN GARDEN
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WHERE TO PLACE THE RAIN GARDEN?
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SOME SLOPES ARE TOO STEEP
SLIDE 28 HERBICIDE OPTIONS
GLYPHOSATE ORGANIC
SLIDE 29 CALL DIGGER’S HOTLINE
- Allow three business days
- Wisconsin
–www.diggershotline.com –1-800-242-8511
–MISS DIG 811 –1-800-482-7171
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WORK IN COMPOST OR AGED MANURE
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SLIDE 32 ILLUSTRATION CREDIT: WILD ONES
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NOW THE FUN BEGINS
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CURLEX NET FREE™ AND PLANTS AT 1 FT SPACING
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CURLEX NET FREE™ ON RAIN GARDEN FLOOR SHREDDED CEDAR MULCH ON BERM
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DO YOU NEED DEER FENCING?
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NORTH LAKELAND DISCOVERY CENTER
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SPLASH WAY
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VIEW DOWN TO RAIN GARDEN
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TERMINATION OF DRAIN TILE
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VIEW OF DRAINAGEWAY
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INSTALLED IN 2009
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NLDC – AUGUST 2012
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CUP PLANT AND NEW JERSEY TEA
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BUSH HONEYSUCKLE
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RED-STEM DOGWOOD Cornus sericea baileyii
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NOTE THAT THERE IS NO BERM
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NLDC – ENTRY BEDS 2015
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EFFECTIVELY CAPTURING ROOF WATER
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CUP PLANT IN 2015
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THE RAIN GARDEN AT 6 YEARS
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ASHLAND PROJECT 2012
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OVERFLOW TO THE STREET
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SNOW ON THE MOUNTAIN
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PUMP AND INSPECTION WELL
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ASHLAND RAIN GARDEN 2 YEARS AFTER INSTALLATION
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DOWNSPOUT WAS TURNED TO GARDEN AND PUMP WELL
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TUSSOCK SEDGE
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SEDGES, SWAMP ASTER AND SPIKENARD
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AMERICAN SPIKENARD ARALIA RACEMOSA
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SICKLE SEDGE CAREX CRINITA
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STEPPERS AND PUMP WELL
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BOG GOLDENROD SOLIDAGO ULIGINOSA
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BOTTLE GENTAIN GENTIANA ANDREWSII
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2015 RAIN GARDEN
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SPREADING THE COMPOST
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CONTROLLING DRIVEWAY RUN OFF
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MOON BEACH CAMP
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BEAUTIFUL NATIVES FOR DRY BERMS
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LET’S TRY TO AVOID THIS…
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TO GET THIS
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WHO DO YOU “CALL” FOR HELP?
SLIDE 87 SOURCES FOR INFORMATION
- Search Wisconsin Healthy Lakes Initiative
–Fact sheets on:
- Rain garden
- Diversion practices
- Run off guide
- Grant funding
- Rain Gardens – A Guide For Homeowners and
Landscapers (2018 WI)
–City of Ann Arbor
SLIDE 88 Hanson’s Garden Village 2660 County Hwy G Rhinelander, WI 54501 www.hansonsgardenvillage.com 715-365-2929 info@hansonsgardenvillage.com
