Rain Garden Plants: Introduction
Choosing Plants Tolerant of Drought and Flooding This series of factsheets provides in-depth cultural and design-based information for selection and use of rain garden plants. This information helps...
Category: Water
Life Along the Salt Marsh: Protecting Tidal Creeks with Vegetative Buffers
The salt marsh is the transitional area where the rivers meet the sea, comprised of intertidal water bodies in which salinity can range from near ocean strength (30 parts per thousand) to brackish...
An Introduction to Porous Pavement
Porous pavement, or permeable pavement, is an engineered hardscaping surface that allows water to flow through it. This differs from traditional types of pavement, which are impermeable and convert...
Resident Canada Geese: Management Options
This document is Part Two of a 2-part series on resident Canada geese. Many habitats used by urban populations such as corporate campuses, suburban lawns with stormwater ponds, parks, and golf...
Resident Canada Geese: Along the Waterfront
This document is Part One of a two-part series on resident Canada geese. The Resident Canada Goose Canada geese prefer many of same landscape features that we do: open, grassy areas near water,...
Illicit Discharges and Water Pollution
What is an illicit discharge? Having enough clean water is important to everyone. However, sometimes chemicals, waste, and other pollution end up in streams and rivers, making the water no longer...
Floating Wetlands: Container Gardens for your Pond
Floating Wetlands Floating wetlands essentially are container gardens that float on the surface of ponds and lakes. Using flowering plants that are native to South Carolina’s wetlands, floating...
Landscaping Over Septic Drain Fields
Many homeowners in South Carolina want to know what can be grown, if anything, over their septic drain field. As an increasing number of people move into rural areas throughout the state, this issue...
Landscape Irrigation Equipment Part 8: Piping
There are many types of piping available – CPVC, PVC, galvanized iron, and polyethylene just to name a few. The two piping types most commonly used for irrigation systems are white PVC (polyvinyl...
Landscape Irrigation Equipment Part 7: Valves
There are three basic types of valves used in irrigation systems – gate valves, ball valves, and electric valves. Gate and ball valves are both manual valves that can be used if you do not plan to...
Landscape Irrigation Equipment Part 6: Timers & Controllers
In order to properly irrigate a yard (or crop) the homeowner or grower needs to know when to begin irrigation, how much water to apply, and how long to operate the system. Most irrigation systems...
Landscape Irrigation Equipment Part 5: Filters & Pressure Regulators
Filters We normally do not filter irrigation water used with sprinkler systems. The large nozzle sizes (typically 7/64 inches and larger) will usually pass any particles or sediment in the water...