New Jersey Demonstration Rain Gardens ~
Burlington County Community Agricultural Center

 

    Burlington County Community Agricultural Center
    Centerton Road, Moorestown, Burlington County, New Jersey 08057

Google (TM) Map	Site Contact(s)	History	Runoff Managed
Installation	Plant Layout	Maintenance	Photographs

 

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    Site Contact(s):
   
    Meredith Melendez and Ray Samulis, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington
    County
   
    Toni Price, Master Gardener of Burlington County

    Background:

    The Burlington County Community Agricultural Center rain garden was installed to
    beautify the site and to intercept, treat, and infiltrate stormwater runoff from the
    upslope land areas, which include a gravel and asphalt covered area and the
    garden plots.  Two rain gardens were installed partly as a demonstration for visitors       and partly to solve a drainage problem (standing water remained in the downslope         walking path for several days after a storm).  To address the problem, two rain               gardens were placed in series upslope of the walking path.


    Type of Runoff Managed:

    This rain garden manages stormwater from the gravel and asphalt covered area and
    the garden plots on the site.


    Installation:

    WRP staff and approximately five Master Gardeners of Burlington County were                 present for the installation of the rain gardens in May 2008, which was approved by       the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Burlington County                 Resource Conservation Land Use Offices and the Division of Land Preservation.  Staff       from The Burlington County Division of Parks assisted with the labor of installing the       rain gardens.  Patches of grass sod were saved and reused elsewhere before                 excavation.  A small backhoe was used to removed a portion of the native soil.  Then,     sand and compost were added to the soil and mixed with a rototiller.  The native             plants that were installed were donated by Pinelands Nursery & Supply. 


    Plant Layout:

    Rain Garden Map  Coming Soon!

    Plant List:

        Blue Flag Iris
        Cardinal Flower
        Inkberry Holly
        Joe Pye Weed
        Red Chokeberry
        Swamp Milkweed
        Sweet Pepperbush/Summersweet
        Virginia Sweetspire
        Winterberry Holly
      
    Click here to download Adobe Reader to view the rain garden map and the plant list
    fact sheets.
 

    Maintenance:
   
    The rain garden is maintained by the Master Gardeners of Burlington County.


    Photographs:

    Click here for photographs of the Burlington County Community Agricultural Center
    rain garden.