Contemporary Alternatives:
We at Landscape Invocation by no means call ourselves experts; we are current students and will forever be students of design. However, exposed to the forefront of contemporary practice this blog allows us to inform the public of outdated and irresponsible techniques and showcase effective alternatives of today and upcoming years.

Storm Water Drainage: Part 1
Current trends of storm water drainage, in some areas, ineffectively treat storm water before it enters a water body. Many locations, such as below, simply collect storm water and drain to the nearest water body. Applications such as this do a good job of getting rid of water quickly and efficiently (in some cases). However, the collection of this water comes from roads, sidewalks, turfed areas, etc. carrying pollutants such as oil, sediments, fertilizers and loose garbage directly into what is now a contaminated water body. The constant flush of these materials in to water bodies has detrimental effects on vegetation, wildlife, natural resources and are nonetheless, eyesores.

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