REEP House Garden

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Strategic Goal #3: Community-building and public education: to be the loudest voice for change to a low-impact lifestyle; make it fun and
easy to be green. REEP House: to use the REEP House for Sustainable Living as a focal point for energy, water and green product
demonstrations, and public education. (also strategic goals 1 and 2)

2. ANDREA: REEP House Garden
Beautiful Gardens
Conserve Water
Save the Environment

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 Changing the landscape in front of the house

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 Bee Balm
(wildflower)
 Golden Ragwort
(wildflower)
 Snowberry
(shrub)

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 Solomon`s Seal
(wildflower)
 Virginia Creeper
(vine)
 White Fawn Lily
(wildflower)

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 Xeriscaping (water-conserving landscapes,
drought-tolerant landscaping, or smart
scaping) is landscaping and gardening that
reduces or eliminates the need for
supplemental water from irrigation.
 Xeriscaping may be an alternative to various
types of traditional gardening.

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 RAIN Gardens are saving the environment
and conserving the water.
We call it also Healthy Landscaping
 A RAIN Garden is a bioretention garden that
is built in a shallow depression and provides
a simple yet effect method for controlling
stormwater run-off.

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This type of garden acts as a natural bio
filtration system and a temporary water
reservoir.
 RAIN Gardens are able significantly to
reduce the amount of contaminated storm
water that has direct access to our lakes,
streams, and rivers.

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RAIN Gardens provide flood control,
groundwater recharge, and water-cooling
benefits, while the plants, soils, and
associated microorganisms remove many
types of pollutants — such as excess
nutrients, pesticides, oils, metals, and other
contaminants from storm water runoff.

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Plants with deep root system, narrow shrubs,
smaller trees and grasses work well for
creating beautiful and functional RAIN
Gardens.
They can also be planted to help absorb
excess moisture in low-lying areas, or
included in moist borders.

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