Archive for May, 2008

May 31st 2008

Rain gardens to do double duty - Gary Post Tribune

Rain gardens to do double duty
Gary Post Tribune, IN - 6 hours ago
A rain garden utilizes a special filtration technique that slowly filters pollutants from rainwater into the soil, which will eventually be used by plants

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May 31st 2008

Rain gardens to do double duty - Post-Tribune

VALPARAISO — The city is constructing two new rain gardens at Forest Park Golf Course, enhancing both beauty and the environment. A rain garden utilizes a special filtration technique that slowly filters pollutants from rainwater into the soil …

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May 30th 2008

Students find slower is better - So Md News

Students find slower is better
So Md News, MD - 11 hours ago
Maurice J. McDonough High School, in conjunction with the Port Tobacco River Conservancy, is constructing a rain garden on the school grounds.

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May 30th 2008

Electric vehicle comes to RI - Quad-Cities Times

Dennis Osborne Sr. (R) from Rock Island, watches as Bruce Wood, President and CEO of ePower Synergies prepares to back his new electric vehicle, a Zenn, off the trailer at his home. (John Schultz/QUAD-CITY TIMES) Buy this Photo! As Dennis Osborne Sr …

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May 29th 2008

Home/garden tour features five homes - Star Community Newspapers

The home of Valerie and Tim Kerby (top) at 1110 Howell is among the five on the McKinney Garden Club’s annual home and garden tour next Saturday. The 2008 McKinney Home and Garden Tour is slated for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 7. Five McKinney …

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May 29th 2008

Home/garden tour features five homes - McKinney Courier-Gazette

The home of Valerie and Tim Kerby (top) at 1110 Howell is among the five on the McKinney Garden Club’s annual home and garden tour next Saturday. The 2008 McKinney Home and Garden Tour is slated for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 7. Five McKinney …

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May 29th 2008

Garden Tips From the Experts - RedOrbit

Garden Tips From the Experts
RedOrbit, TX - May 29, 2008
“Now we can use that freshly captured rain water to water our recently planted native species in our new rain garden.” For a look at how he does this,

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May 29th 2008

Volunteers begin planting rain gardens in City Park - Gaylord Hub


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Volunteers begin planting rain gardens in City Park
Gaylord Hub, MI - 10 hours ago
Work began in the rain garden across from the white park shelter. Other rain gardens will be located east of the tennis court and between Walsh Field and

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May 29th 2008

Dredge to begin work, but shorthanded - Storm Lake Pilot Tribune

Weeks behind where the city had hoped to be, the dredging crew hopes to begin making up for lost time with a belated launch next week. Work will begin on the east side of the lake, and it appears that it will begin shorthanded. “Everything’s back in …

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May 29th 2008

Grants expected for city rain garden project - Lincoln Journal Star

Up to 90 Lincoln yards may get rain gardens over the next two years, thanks in part to the Nebraska Environmental Trust. Mayor Chris Beutler announced recently that the trust’s grants committee had recommended Lincoln receive $145,000 over two …

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