Water in The Residential Landscape
June 27, 2022
Source – Elgin County
The central goal to any residential landscape is to integrate water, soil and vegetation to manage, protect and de-risk the residential structures. When we respect water, soil and vegetation, human communities benefit. In contrast when water is mismanaged the result can be flooding, water pollution and ecosystem degradation.
In a residential landscape water determines if your landscape design will be sustainable. Only when we design for water, calculate the volume of water expected for the site and anticipate how water is intended to move through the landscape are we able to confidently and effectively protect the property and neighbouring properties.