Check out the rain garden by the Hilton Library

Thank you, Maplewood Garden Club!  Oops   Don't know why it's upside down   

rotated

It's beautiful!  (But not that new.)

Thanks, Jamie. 

jamie said:

rotated

Nope.  Just in bloom.

sac said:

It's beautiful!  (But not that new.)

The rain garden is pretty spectacular.  The Township secured grant funding from NJ American Water to install it about 4 years ago.  DPW did the rough digging out, and the Garden Club did the rest, especially David Nial, who REALLY dug it out, gave it contour, and worked SO HARD to get it done.  Also, Joanne Beckerich chose and located the plants.  Other garden club members were involved, but these two in particular made it happen.  It's the largest rain garden on municipal property in the state!

annettedepalma said:

The rain garden is pretty spectacular.  The Township secured grant funding from NJ American Water to install it about 4 years ago.  DPW did the rough digging out, and the Garden Club did the rest, especially David Nial, who REALLY dug it out, gave it contour, and worked SO HARD to get it done.  Also, Joanne Beckerich chose and located the plants.  Other garden club members were involved, but these two in particular made it happen.  It's the largest rain garden on municipal property in the state!

What makes a garden, a "rain" garden?

jerseyjack said:

annettedepalma said:

The rain garden is pretty spectacular.  The Township secured grant funding from NJ American Water to install it about 4 years ago.  DPW did the rough digging out, and the Garden Club did the rest, especially David Nial, who REALLY dug it out, gave it contour, and worked SO HARD to get it done.  Also, Joanne Beckerich chose and located the plants.  Other garden club members were involved, but these two in particular made it happen.  It's the largest rain garden on municipal property in the state!

What makes a garden, a "rain" garden?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_garden