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On News Channel 10 with
Marion Gold, URI
CE GreenShare Coordinator and Director of the Cooperative
Extension Education Center
Sustainable
plantings and runoff control -- Wickford
Cove Demonstration Site
Filmed at the Wickford Cove Demonstration
site,
this segment airs
October 2 & 6, 2004 and features information on
sustainable landscape options for a residential home
landscape that lies on a coastal water body.
In
the segment, Plant Pro Marion
Gold is joined by URI Cooperative Extension Water
Quality
Coordinator,
Alyson McCann. Topics include native and sustainable
plants used to stabilize a steep, coastal bank and
a perennial shade bed, as well as roof runoff
control.
For
more information on these topics view our healthy landscapes
fact sheets, choose
the right plant for the right spot and
reducing runoff.
Native
and sustainable plants are used to replace steep lawn
area with a low-maintenance buffer that maintains view
and access. visit our Wickford
Cove Demonstration site to learn
more. |
Plant
Pro, Marion Gold and URI CE Water Quality Program
Coordinator, Alyson McCann, discuss the potential impacts
to water resources from typical yard and garden care
activities and the benefits of a vegetative buffer. |
A
crushed stone pad, bordered by hosta plants, helps to
settle roof runoff and reduce ponding and erosion
from a large, peaked roof area that is not conducive
to roof gutters. See Wickford
Cove Demonstration site for more
information. |
This
segment also discussed a 1,500 sq. ft. shade bed that
was installed along the front of the property.
These native and sustainable plants were selected for
shade tolerance and for providing year-round variety.
These plants also require less inputs than
a conventional lawn. See Wickford
Cove Demonstration site for
more information. |
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