Rain parks are a new way to design & install green infrastructure. They use as many best practices as possible to create habitat and manage stormwater within a single site. This way the benefits multiple and enhance each other. Rain parks transform green infrastructure from a purely functional apparatus into a community amenity.

Renovation of rain garden in Summit, NJ

Restoration of the Rain Park in South Orange, NJ

Calder Gardens in Philadelphia, PA

Darmera peltata

Ligularia Othella

Echinacea purpurea

Conoclinium coelestinum

Penstemon digitalis 'Huskers Red'

Physostegia virginiana is a great plant for adding late summer color to your garden

Silphium terebinthinaceum is the best kept secret in gardening and everybody needs to know about it.

Mugwort is an incredibly invasive species and it can’t be ignored.

New Pennsylvania project is about to start construction. Design and build is a great way to do a renovation.

Witch-hazel (Hamamelis virginiana), native to the eastern United States, is a stunning deciduous shrub that blooms in late fall to early winter with bright yellow, spidery flowers. This easy-to-grow plant is a perfect choice for eco-conscious gardeners who are seeking year-round interest.

The cost of materials and labor for construction projects is dramatically changing - and make 2025 look good to start a home improvement project.

the first project in the GIP-C program is in South Orange, NJ and it’s called the Rain Park.

Before asphalt, driveways were made of stone, oyster shells, or dirt. Yet, at some point, we replaced those natural, sustainable materials with blacktop, one of the most harmful substances, and placed it right next to our homes. Now it’s time to rethink this choice and replace blacktop with something more sustainable that will benefit both us and the environment.

The way to get the Dutch Wave effect is to use more plants in a way that gets the plants to look natural. easier said than done.

The Dutch Wave has 3 major parts to it: use only perennials, use lots and lots of them and do it in a way that feels like nature.

The GIP-C Program wants to help rehabilitate, improve and beautify existing green infrastructure throughout Essex, Union and Morris County. We partner with organizations and municipalities to offer regular maintenance for targeted rain gardens that creates obvious benefits.