<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This study is focused on principles of rain gardens in landscape architecture and their application in Slovak conditions. Rain gardens can be seen as a part of sustainable design and application of ecological principles in changing natural conditions. The simplicity of a rain garden represents combination of rainwater management and flower planting, which is a strong landscaping element because of the connection between ecology and aesthetics. Plants used in rain gardens help to keep water by the root system and, after that, to transpire it. Another importance of this kind of arrangement is its simplicity and positive impact on creation of a new bio-retentive ecosystem, which is able to safely collect, absorb, filtrate and carry off rain water from paved areas. Many foreign countries have understood their importance and have already implemented them in new projects of public and private spaces. This paper also describes a theoretical planting proposal of a rain garden in a housing estate in the city of Nitra to demonstrate a real application of this technique in Slovak conditions.</p></abstract>

This study is focused on principles of rain gardens in landscape architecture and their application in Slovak conditions. Rain gardens can be seen as a part of sustainable design and application of ecological principles in changing natural conditions. The simplicity of a rain garden represents combination of rainwater management and flower planting, which is a strong landscaping element because of the connection between ecology and aesthetics. Plants used in rain gardens help to keep water by the root system and, after that, to transpire it. Another importance of this kind of arrangement is its simplicity and positive impact on creation of a new bio-retentive ecosystem, which is able to safely collect, absorb, filtrate and carry off rain water from paved areas. Many foreign countries have understood their importance and have already implemented them in new projects of public and private spaces. This paper also describes a theoretical planting proposal of a rain garden in a housing estate in the city of Nitra to demonstrate a real application of this technique in Slovak conditions.

Application of Rain Gardens to an Urban Area – Housing Estate in Nitra, Slovakia

Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

Acta Horticulturae et Regiotecturae

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This study is focused on principles of rain gardens in landscape architecture and their application in Slovak conditions. Rain gardens can be seen as a part of...

Application of Rain Gardens to an Urban Area – Housing Estate in Nitra, Slovakia

Published Online: Jun 06, 2017

Page range: 1 - 5

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ahr-2017-0001

Keywords
rain garden, sustainable design, water management, public space

© 2017 Veronika Vaculová et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Application of Rain Gardens to an Urban Area – Housing Estate in Nitra, Slovakia

Published Online: Jun 06, 2017

Page range: 1 - 5

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ahr-2017-0001

Keywordsrain garden, sustainable design, water management, public space

© 2017 Veronika Vaculová et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
rain garden, sustainable design, water management, public space