Stabilized Construction Site Entrances
Introduction Polluted stormwater is currently the greatest threat to our nation’s water quality. The activities of construction sites, and the responsible actions taken to minimize sediment loss...
Category: Water
Rain Garden Plants: (Eutrochium spp.) – Joe-Pye Weed
Rain gardens are becoming an increasingly popular option for gardeners who want to create an aesthetically pleasing garden that manages runoff, improves water quality, and provides wildlife habitat....
Rain Garden Plants:(Physocarpus opulifolius) – Ninebark
Rain gardens are becoming an increasingly popular option for gardeners looking to create an aesthetically pleasing garden that manages runoff, improves water quality, and provides wildlife habitat....
Rain Garden Plants: Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Rain gardens are functional, ornamental landscape features designed to protect downstream water quality. By capturing stormwater runoff and allowing it to soak into the ground, these gardens...
Rain Garden Plants: Winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) is a native, woody shrub suited for use in rain gardens. Rain gardens are landscape features that help to protect downstream water quality by capturing stormwater...
Rain Garden Plants: Achillea millefolium – Yarrow
A rain garden is a shallow vegetated depression designed to capture stormwater runoff and allow the water to soak into the soil and drain into underground water reserves. These gardens function as...
Biological Control of Aquatic Weeds
Although many organisms feed on aquatic weeds, only herbivorous fish have proven both effective and relatively easy to obtain for aquatic weed control in South Carolina. Various herbaceous fish...
Aquatic Weed Control Overview
Aquatic plants are essential parts of natural aquatic systems and form the basis of a waterbody’s health and productivity. Invariably aquatic plants become over abundant or unsightly and require...
Liming Recreational Ponds
South Carolina is noted for infertile, soft waters, low in pH, alkalinity and water hardness except in specific coastal areas. Just as in farming or gardening, proper liming ensures greater...
Fertilizing Recreational Fish Ponds
As in agricultural situations, liming and fertilizing fish ponds will dramatically increase the production of the system. A fertilization schedule can dramatically improve fish production in ponds...
Algae Problems in Water Gardens
Algae problems in water gardens are generally caused by the action of the sun and excess nutrients in pond water. If ponds are established properly and are properly balanced with the correct ratios...
Aquatic Garden Pond & Pool Construction
Ornamental pools have long been common in Asia, but their growth in the United States has been dramatic over the past few years. Many homeowners have built garden ponds to add variety and to accent...