Stormwater detention basin with weir to restrict and slow water release. This pond is grass-lined, with a porous base and planted (native flaxes – Phormium species) to increase water loss to atmosphere. SUDS design is partly about lots of small actions leading to a large effect and about designing redundancy into infrastructure to enable storms to be handled
Nigel, my husband and Landscape Architect, has published his first discussion-type post on the blog he’s recently started. He discusses the meaning of Sustainability and establishes a framework for future posts.
Exploring Colour 
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