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Advertisement The swales are edged with meandering paths of smaller, 3/8-inch angular gravel, and mostly hidden by the plants.
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
The land here was laser-leveled, and workers carved a swale to give juvenile salmon a way in and out when the plain floods.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
Add places for water to pool and percolate into your garden’s soil: a dry streambed, swale or simple depression filled with mulch.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
Improvements to site drainage — Anything that helps water exit property, such as swales or pipes.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
The land here was laser-leveled, and workers carved a swale to give juvenile salmon a way in and out when the plain floods.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
Add places for water to pool and percolate into your garden’s soil: a dry streambed, swale or simple depression filled with mulch.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
Improvements to site drainage — Anything that helps water exit property, such as swales or pipes.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
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“Swale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swale. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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