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Rain Gardens
Woodbridge Board of Health
George Frederick Plaza, Woodbridge,
Middlesex
County, New Jersey 07095
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| Installation | Plant Layout | Maintenance | Photographs |
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Site Contact(s):
Madeline Flahive DiNardo, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County
Background:
The Woodbridge Board of Health rain garden was installed as part of the
Stormwater Management in Your Backyard program that trained the Master
Gardeners of Union County.
Type of Runoff Managed:
This rain garden manages stormwater runoff from the Woodbridge Board of Health's rooftop via two downspouts.
Installation:
Approximately ten Master Gardeners of Union County and Rahway River
Association members were present for the installation of the rain garden in Fall 2005,
which was approved by the Woodbridge Board of Health and the Woodbridge
Township Asssistant Municipal Engineer, Bask Patel. Rutgers Cooperative Extension faculty and staff provided technical oversite. Sand was used to amend the native soil to increase infiltration rates. The rain garden installation was featured in the Woodbrige News - click here to view the article.
Plant Layout:
Rain Garden Map Coming Soon!
Plant List:
Big Bluestem
Blackhaw Viburnum
Blue Flag Iris
Cattail
False Blue Indigo
Joe Pye Weed
Kobus Magnolia
New York Aster
New York Ironweed
Obedient Plant
Pussy Willow
Red Chokeberry
Silky Dogwood
Swamp Milkweed
Click here to download Adobe Reader to view the rain garden map and the plant list
fact sheets.
Maintenance:
The rain garden is maintained by the Master Gardeners of Union County.
Photographs:
Click here for photographs of the Woodbridge Board of Health rain garden.
