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Comment on Rain Gardens & Bus Loop Green Street Plant Lists by Rain Gardens at Capitol Square « Greening Virginia's Capitol

Rain Gardens at Capitol Square « Greening Virginia's Capitol — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:52:50 +0000

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Comment on Rain Gardens: Reducing Runoff at Home by Rain Gardens at Capitol Square « Greening Virginia's Capitol

Rain Gardens at Capitol Square « Greening Virginia's Capitol — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:52:48 +0000

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Comment on Retrofit Construction Begins! by Nanci Bateman, RLA, ASLA

Nanci Bateman, RLA, ASLA — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:49:47 +0000

As a native Richmonder and landscape architect, it is great to see the
progressive ideas that are moving forward with the Greening of the Capital.
My highest compliments to the landscape architect(s) involved in coordinating all of these beautiful and efficient features for generations to come. I currently live and work out of state as a landscape architect myself, so I appreciate the outreach and detail that goes into such an effort, especially when it involves the transformation of my home town. Landscape Architects are creative visionaries and this project makes an excellent case study.

Nanci Bateman, RLA, ASLA

Comment on City of Richmond Stormwater Utility and Credits by Tom Dailey

Tom Dailey — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:37:53 +0000

Already had 2 rain barrels under downspouts and my wife put a third one to catch A/C condensate (surprising how quickly the A/C barrel fills). We have a problem with runoff from the narrow unwooded edge of our sloped , wooded back yard.So far , I have planted 2 small Carolina Cheery Laurels , a dozen sun drop plants and 7 giant cone flowers to try to hold everything together. Also , I have placed fence posts horizontally at the bottom of the slope (rebar through the posts to secure them) and the sod from the flower beds we dug in the front yard is on the uphill side of the posts. Trying to make a living retaining wall.I had previously spread leaves and grass clippings on the bare dirt to slow down the rain. The next task is the big bare spot under a bird feeder pole where the squirrels root for fallen seed. Any ideas , other than moving the feeders?

Comment on February Update — Preparing for Rain Gardens! by Sandy Bowers

Sandy Bowers — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:53:43 +0000

Wouldn’t it make a lot more sense to call the pavers permeable instead of pervious? While both words are in the dictionary and have similar meanings, premeable is used more often than the strange sounding pervious. Also, to be consistent in the original postings about the project on this site the pavers are called permeable pavers.

permeable (ˈpɜːmɪəb ə l)
— adj
capable of being permeated, esp by liquids

Comment on Design and construction update. by Alice Lynch

Alice Lynch — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:31:59 +0000

Tell us about the white collection units around the Square and on surrounding streets. We have been getting a lot of inquiries.

Comment on Groundbreaking today! by David Drachsler

David Drachsler — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:00:34 +0000

There’s not much I agree with Gov. McDonnell about, but Greening of Capitol Square was a good decision. It is not just about aesthetics, which is important to attract tourists to the beautiful Capitol designed by Mr. Jefferson, but to save the dying Chesapeake Bay.

Comment on Greening Virginia’s Capitol PSA by ndean

ndean — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:24:31 +0000

We are so thankful for NBC12′s efforts to help us get the word out about this exciting project! AND Thanks to ALL the project partners that are working on this project!

Comment on Design and construction update. by John Barbieri

John Barbieri — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:51:57 +0000

Looking to see who gets the contract awards