Meet Shirley Stark, a homeowner from Lemoyne, Pa in this new video by StormwaterPA website. Shirley's plan to transform a typical suburban yard of turf grass into an English country garden took a whole new direction when she discovered the impacts her plans could have on local waterways.

Through Shirley's experience, you'll learn that beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder: what we perceive as beautiful landscapes can actually be full of invasive species, while "wilder" natural natural gardens are diverse habitats that attract various insect and bird species -- while also improving water quality in the streams that lead to the Chesapeake Bay.

For more information on stormwater management best management practices, visit the StormwaterPA website.

(Reprinted from the Seeds email from iConservePA.org website)

5/13/2013