Landscaped Bioswales

What’s a bioswale? It’s a depressed landscape element designed to concentrate or remove debris out of surface runoff water. They are a key component of this 2012 Complete Streets Project in Nashville, TN.

Plants Featured in this Clip

Ilex glabra (Inkberry holly)
Itea virginica (Virginia sweetspire)
Hypericum perforatum (St. John's-wort)
Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'

Gardener Notes

www.cumberlandrivercompact.org

Julie Berbiglia

Julie is Metro Water Services’ Education Specialist. She is happiest when mucking about in the soil. She revels in community gardening projects, frugal gardening practices, organic growing methods, and clever solutions to landscape challenges

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