Ok we know transformation Tuesday is a thing! But we are only transforming spaces to manage stormwater where it falls....no need to transform yourself, you are perfect as you are 😎But back to this green infrastructure transformation! Vanessa had a lot of standing water issues at her home in the Lower 9th Ward as you can see from the first two photos. @buildwithgravel and @danabrownassociates worked together to create a design (3rd photo) to help eliminate that issue. Two pipes carry the water from the lower lying area near her shed and connect together at an 18” catch basin where the water flows into a French drain. The French drain is also directly tied into two downspouts from Vanessa’s house. It all leads to a rain garden at the front of the house with some native plants and a native tree provided by @deltaflora_nativeplants 🌳💚 collectively the project will manage 860 gallons of stormwater! Thank you to the Travis at @buildwithgravel and the @lagreencorps members, Tory, Josh and Mike, for constructing the project! And thank you to the @urbanconservancy and @thekresgefoundation for funding this project! And a thank you to @lower9nola for connecting us to @vanessagueringer 👏👏👏👏
