Barbara Wishingrad was the instructor for this hands-on workshop through the Santa Barbara Green Living Co-op.
We helped this couple put in a laundry to landscape greywater system in July 2012 and returned in October to add a raingarden on the side of their front yard. During the previous winter, stormwater had flowed from the back yard and off of the roof, pooled on the driveway and then ran off into the street. This installation was designed to capture this rainwater, save on their water bill, and provide beauty and habitat in the yard. We think we succeeded, don't you!?
After photos, soon after workshop in fall 2012
And, nine months later, after just one winter's rain (and a dry winter at that), the plants have blossomed and grown.
Our Victorian Rain Garden in June 2015
