Rain Garden
Uluhla Street

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This rain garden was a nice addition to this homeowner's already beautiful landscaping.

Brief description of rain garden:
This rain garden is a nice addition to the already beautifully maintained landscaping on this property.  The rain garden captures the stormwater off the roof and allows it to infiltrate into the ground.

Date installed:
May 2013

Property type:
Residential

Rain garden is capturing water from which impervious surface?
Roof

Approximate square footage of impervious surface the rain garden is treating:
460

Approximate square footage of rain garden:
60

Describe how the water is routed to the rain garden:
Down spout was re-routed and buried under grass into rain garden.

Pre-build infiltration rate (in/hour):
14

Did you amend your soil to increase permeability?
Yes

If yes, what did you use to amend the soil?
Mulch and compost

List some of the plants used in the rain garden:
ohai, hibiscus, carex, kupukupu, pohinahina, aeae