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URL:https://wellesleyconservationlandtrust.org/events/spring-2013-rain-gar
 dens-finding-the-balance/
SUMMARY:Spring 2013: Rain Gardens: Finding the Balance
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Peter Hinrichs\nLandscape Designer\, Horticulturis
 t\, Educator\n\n[caption id="attachment_4047" align="alignright" width="29
 9"] Photo by Peter Hinrichs[/caption]Peter Hinrichs delivered a PowerPoint
  slide presentation\, "Rain Gardens: Finding the Balance." Mr. Hinrichs ex
 plored the handling of storm water on a residential landscape scale and of
 fered creative solutions for finding the balance between the designed and 
 natural environment. He reviewed design options\, construction details\, m
 aintenance and plant selection for a rain garden. \n\nBecause water is a p
 recious resource\, many people have become interested in rain gardens. The
 se specially constructed gardens can absorb rain water collected from roof
 s\, buildings\, and roads. They have a 30% greater capacity to soak up wat
 er than a standard lawn while also filtering storm runoffs before they rea
 ch ponds\, lakes\, or rivers.\n\nThe many benefits of a rain garden includ
 e:\n\nReplenishing and protecting local and regional aquifers\nPreventing 
 flooding and drainage problems\nBuilding a beautiful environment\nCreating
  valuable habitat and for wildlife\n\n\n[caption id="attachment_4048" alig
 n="alignright" width="168"] Photo by Peter Hinrichs[/caption]At ten years 
 old\, Peter Hinrichs began pulling weeds and tending perennial gardens. Th
 is led to his maintaining the grounds of an apartment complex. After appre
 nticing at a landscape design firm in New Hampshire\, he majored in landsc
 ape architecture at the University of Massachusetts. Mr. Hinrichs' career 
 has been shaped by his belief in the value of well-designed landscapes. He
  currently works as a Horticultural Specialist at the Learning Prep School
  in Newton\, MA and is the owner of dig in it!\, an organic and sustainabl
 e landscape design and construction company.\n\n\n\n\n\n
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CATEGORIES:Semi-Annual Meeting
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