From Southwest FL-
St. John’s Episcopal Church in Naples is blossoming with the addition of a new ecological rain garden with all kinds of good motivation behind it.
The garden will serve as a model, the city of Naples hopes, for similar gardens to capture rainwater and reduce chemical-laden runoff into Naples Bay. It will also give the church a newly landscaped area that offers a good spot for outdoor meditation and perhaps even a setting for a few Sunday classes.
Finally, the rain garden may gather the tears of those who mourn for loved ones and heroes lost in 9/11. The first major public gathering will be for a service of reflection and renewal at 10 a.m. on Sept. 11, dedicated to first responders.
The garden, a planted depression that filters rainwater runoff, is also part of a million-dollar interior and exterior renovation project that began for the church, at 500 Park Shore Drive, last year. It may be the largest rain garden in Collier County.
More here-
http://www.marconews.com/news/2011/sep/04/rain-garden-reflections-episcopal-parish-enjoys-pl/
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