Project Timeline

3/30/19 - Created rain garden plan
4/12/19 - Dug test Pit
4/16/19 - Called utilities for inspection
4/16/19 - Staked out garden site
4/19/19 - Excavation work party
4/21/19 - Continued excavation
4/24/19 - Continued excavation
4/26/19 - Continued excavation
4/27/19 - Continued excavation
4/29/19 - Filled in site with bioretention soil mix
5/02/19 - Built berm
5/05/19 - Armored inflow
5/08/19 - Planted rain garden
5/17/19 - Mulched, transplanted tufted hair grass, added irrigation system
5/28/19 - Added fence to keep rabbits out


The author is a student at the University of South Florida, studying for a Masters degree in Global Sustainability. In 2019 she graduated with a Bachelors of Applied Science in Sustainable Practices from Cascadia College.

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