Plant mats
by Tom Leggatt
Description Plant matting was designed for a new biofilter trench in a highly urbanised area. The biofilter is 30m long, 800mm wide and 800-1000mm deep. The trench is a concrete box with several different layers of sands and loams with agricultural drainage at the bottom, overflow drainage and a custom grate. The plant mats are nursery grown, Ficinia nodosa on mass in 300x400x50mm trays. They are installed on the soil filter like instant turf and immediately work to filter stormwater, […]
Categories: Research and ideas • Tags: Biofilter, landscape architect, landscape architecture, Steampacket place