Pre-Development Condition (Open Lawn)

During Construction by Community Members

During Storm Event

Source of Images: Kestral Design Group, Minneapolis, MN

Completed Rain-Garden – End of Fall 2006 Growing Season (Oct. 10, 2006). All soils retained on-site; simple, low-cost planting scheme

Rain-Garden with adjacent Pavement 

Rain-Barrels on nearby Residence (backyard & front-yard applications)

Source of Images: Lee R. Skabelund, Kansas State University (10/10/06) 

Pre-Development Condition (Open Lawn)

During Construction

Inlet and Pipe to Backyard Pond 

Final Grading of Front-yard Rain-Garden 

Planting of Front-yard Rain-Garden

Source of Images: Kestral Design Group, Minneapolis, MN 

Rain-Garden with the look of a perennial garden

Backyard Pond with roof-downspouts daylighted to the pond

Greenroof on Detached Garage – cools summer temperatures inside the garage to the outside temp.

Source of Images: Lee R. Skabelund, Kansas State University (10/10/06) 

 
Typical Alleyway Conditions

Proposed Permeable Paving Design Detail

Removing the Compacted Gravel Drive

During Construction: Clean Aggregate Base

Securing the Paving Edge

Sweeping in the Granite Aggregate Joint Fill

Permeable Paving Driveway 

Permeable Garden Pathway

Alleyway, Garage & Permeable Paving

Pavers at Downspout

Pavers and Granite Aggregate Joint Fill

Source of Images: Lee R. Skabelund, Kansas State University (10/10/06)