Standing water resembles stillness, but it is, by no means, still. Within the dormant pool of this glistening liquid, slithers an ecosystem full of life- a poisonous one. This water sits on the land, accumulating dust. Every few moments, it gets trampled by the rolling feet of pedestrians, not to forget the bird droppings that drizzle down from thin air and plop into these waters. The longer it sits on the land, the more it turns into chaos, hissing with creepy organisms and stinging mosquitoes. Whatever the cause, a faulty piping system or a clogged drainage, the stagnant water remains a nuisance for many homeowners.
The Reddit member also shared four photographs of a landscape strip – two photos of its former condition and two of the latest. The photos depict a large brick wall running alongside an empty strip of land, and studded with windows in their single-storey house. The other side of the strip is fortified with a fence of wooden panels. These two photos show the condition of the strip following rain. The rainwater collected on the strip seems to be glistening under daylight.
A trail of planters is potted with lemon grass and citronella to shoo away mosquitoes. A burm, he said, was developed around 8 feet away from the foundational strip, where water would be collected. The strip was dotted with trees so their roots could soak up unused water. Rocks and pebbles were peppered throughout the corridor for erosion control. “Now this is inspirational, love it,” commented u/vannie91. u/calicoprincess said, “Immediate save! I have this exact situation and have been trying to come up with a way to remedy the standing water with some type of rain garden/native planting. This is awesome, great work!”
u/Casahaworthia referred to the pictures by sharing that this method is actually called “water harvesting,” a term often used by Brad Lancaster, the creator behind Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands & Beyond. According to his website, water harvesting is a process of utilizing on-site waters “in a way that maintains or improves their quality, maximizes their availability and accessibility over time, reduces on-site and downstream flooding in wet times, and helps grow more life and fertility.”
These waters could be rainwater, stormwater, street run-off, greywater, dark greywater, condensate, fog, or snowmelt. As for the gardener in question, he said the water in his newly-built garden drains “relatively quickly,” within two to three hours, which means he doesn’t face any issues with mosquito breeding. “The process to create it was definitely arduous and backbreaking, but worth it,” he exclaimed.
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