Roger Williams Park Botanical Center Rain Garden

LID Type: Rain Garden

Use: Civic

Installer: Rhode Island Residential Rain Garden Training Program

Designer/Developer: Siting and design by Michael Dietz (CT NEMO) and David Renzi (Out In Front Horticulture); Planting design by Kate Venturini (URI Outreach Center) and David Renzi

Install Date: March 31, 2011

Address: 1 Floral Avenue

Town: Providence

Zip Code: 02907

County: Providence

Contact:

Lorraine Joubert

Director, RI NEMO

401.874.2138

ljoubert@uri.edu

The Roger Williams Park Botanical Center rain garden was constructed as hands-on training under the Rhode Island Residential Rain Garden Training Program. The garden was sized to contain one inch of runoff from the roof of the adjacent building. Two roof leaders were disconnected and subsequently directed into the rain garden, and the existing pipes were utilized as overflow in the event of large storm occurrences. A variety of shrubs and flowering perennials were selected for planting, including Wild Columbine, Sweet Pepperbush, Bleeding Heart, Inkberry, Winterberry, Sweetspire, Cardinal Flower, and Lowbush Blueberry.

people raking around bushes and black plastic planters

plants to be planted and people prepping ground next to metal scaffolding next to building

Address: 1 Floral Avenue, Providence, RI 02907