New Jersey Demonstration Rain Gardens ~
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County

 

    Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County
    355 Courthouse/South Dennis Road, Cape May Court House, Cape May County, New     Jersey 08210

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

 

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    Site Contact(s):
   
    Jenny Carleo, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County
    
    Background:

    The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County rain garden was installed
    as part of the Stormwater Management in Your Backyard program that involved the
    Master Gardeners of Cape May County.


    Type of Runoff Managed:

    This rain garden manages stormwater from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of
    Cape May County's rooftop.  In this case, roof gutters are not present except for over     the entrance of the building.  However, the size of the garden was still designed for a     portion of the the rooftop based on a 1.25" storm event.


    Installation:

    Rutgers Cooperative Extension Faculty and Staff and approximately twenty Master         Gardeners of Cape May County were present for the installation of the rain garden in     December 2007.  A shallow trench was prepared along the roof drip line of this               building.  This helped convey water into the rain garden absent a gutter and                   downspout.  No soil amendments were needed because of the sandy native soils           present in this region of the state.  Plants were purchased from nurseries and some       were donated by Master Gardeners who took cuttings from their own gardens.     


    Plant Layout:

    Rain Garden Map  Coming Soon!

    Plant List:

        Arrowwood Viburnum
        Cardinal Flower
        Christmas Fern
        Inkberry Holly
        Joe Pye Weed
        Red Osier Dogwood
        Rhodendrum
        Sweet Pepperbush/Summersweet
        Switchgrass
        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 Cape May County.


    Photographs:

    Click here for photographs of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County
    rain garden.