Naturally Fed Formal Stormwater Feature

Of the most fabulous assets of the Humboldt Botanical Garden are the formal, stormwater fed runnels that the flow from the top of the Dedekam Ornamental Terrace Garden into the Lost Coast Brewery Native Plant Garden water feature.  It was running beautifully today.  The sound of the water pouring onto the rocks is melodic and soothing.  The water feature is fed by a curving bioswale at the top of the Dedekam Ornamental Terrace Garden and flows out into another bioswale at the bottom into the Lost Coast Brewery Native Plant Garden before the stormwater recharges Fault Creek.  The bioswales effectively slow down and clean turbid water.  There are many excellent techniques for coping with stormwater issues that may be learned from a study of this stormwater feature, its bioswale and its place and function in its environment.