natural drainage systems

**M* W* <m*@earthlink.net>**

Seattle Public Utilities has helped several neighborhoods design  
streetside gardens that help with water runoff.  Here is a link to  
their site, which includes photos of some of the gardens.

www.seattle.gov/util/About_SPU/Drainage_&_Sewer_System/ 
Natural_Drainage_Systems/index.asp

The gardens make the neighborhoods look better and help clean the  
water that runs into Elliott Bay and Puget Sound.  Here's a link to  
my article on our local gardens:

seattlepi.nwsource.com/nwgardens/253820_raingarden31.html

Marty Wingate
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, NW Gardens, www.seattlepi.com
Author:
The Bellevue Botanical Garden: Celebrating the First 15 Years NEW:  
June, 2007
The Big Book of Northwest Perennials
(Sasquatch Books, 2005)
Big Ideas for Northwest Small Gardens
(Sasquatch Books, 2003)

martywingate.com

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