Rain Gardens and Pollinator Gardens
Friends of the Rouge
Southeast Michigan
Residential Design
Employer
Location
Year 2021-2022
Rain Garden Design
Location Groose Pointe Woods, MI
Year 2022
From 2021 through 2022, I offered comprehensive environmental consulting services through Friends of the Rouge to residents in the Rouge River watershed. These services involved on-site or virtual consultations, where I swiftly developed personalized conceptual rain gardens or pollinator design plans. I also provided residents with additional resources, including a detailed plant list and technical recommendations, to support the implementation of these garden concepts. These plans aimed to effectively convey and infiltrate rainwater within their properties, empowering residents to create sustainable and beautiful landscapes.
Rain Garden Design
Location West Bloomfield Twp. MI
Year 2022
Eli Lowry
Rain Garden Design
Location West Bloomfield Twp. MI
Year 2022
Eli
Lowry
Rain Garden Design
Location Canton MI
Year 2022
Eli Lowry
Front Yard
Rain and Pollinator Garden Design
Location Birmingham, MI
Year 2021
Back Yard
Eli Lowry
Rain Garden Design
Location Livonia MI
Year 2021
Eli Lowry
Rain Garden Design
Location West Bloomfield Twp. MI
Year 2021
Eli Lowry
Eli Lowry
Bioswale Design
Location Plymouth MI
Year 2021
Eli Lowry
Eli Lowry
RAIN GARDEN 4
Full Sun
Area 120 sqft
Depth 6-12 inches
RAIN GARDEN 2
Full Sun
Area 75 sqft
Depth 6 inches
PERENNIAL
Replace mulched drains
The rain gardens are numbered in the recommended order of construction. RAIN GARDEN 1 has the greatest water infiltration potential.
RAIN GARDEN 4 was not discussed during the consultation but it was included in the plan due to the added benefit of Infiltrating water from off site.
For more information on how to construct a rain garden visit this link on our Website
Rain Garden Design
Location Canton MI
Year 2021
1” =
7.5’ 6’ 10’ 20’ INLET Overflow Overflow INLET Boxelder
PERENNIAL BED 1
Replace turf and with a mulched bed add rocks near drains
RAIN GARDEN 1
Full Sun
Area 112 sqft
Depth 12 inches
RAIN GARDEN 3
Full Sun
Area 45 sqft
Depth 12 inches
Add soil and shape a ‘swale’ to direct water flow into the rain garden from drain
PERENNIAL BED 2
Mulched shrub bed to conceal utilities
For a list of rain gardens plants follow this link to our Website
DATE: 7.20.21
20’ N
INLET INLET 16’ 7’ 8’ 6’ 8’ 9’ INLET INLET Overflow Overflow
Hackberry
Eli Lowry
