{"id":3242,"date":"2025-11-26T21:17:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T10:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/?page_id=3242"},"modified":"2025-11-26T21:20:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T10:20:44","slug":"mitcham-rain-garden","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/index.php\/mitcham-rain-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitcham rain garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3242\" class=\"elementor elementor-3242\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e2f9cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e2f9cc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf6a336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf6a336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mitcham pond and rain garden<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-392df87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"392df87\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-144305c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"144305c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Graham in Whitehorse<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af9d870 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af9d870\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6fe6ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6fe6ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2147-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3249\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2147-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2147-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2147-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2147-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2147-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7f680d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7f680d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Our wetland garden is based on a small pond and cascade that was professionally constructed about 6\u00a0years ago.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p>The area has a thick rubberised membrane overlaid with rocks, pebbles and mulch.\u00a0 The water is sourced by diverting one of the downpipes draining part of our nearby house roof.\u00a0 There is a buried pit with waterproof lining with a pump that recycles the water back up to the top of the cascade.\u00a0 This creates a gentle flow through the system.\u00a0 Any overflow from the system discharges to a series of earthen sumps lower down the garden.\u00a0 This only occcurs after exceptionally high rainfall.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb5767e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb5767e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The wetland is planted with local Australian plants &#8211; mostly indigenous species.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p>It&#8217;s constantly evolving with some species thriving, others struggling.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b48343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b48343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2146-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3248\" alt=\"\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2141-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3245\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2141-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2141-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2141-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2141-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2141-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bf74a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bf74a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Best species have been<\/strong>:<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><ul><li dir=\"auto\">Carex fascicularis<\/li><li dir=\"auto\">Nymphoides montana\u00a0<\/li><li dir=\"auto\">Mazus pumilio<\/li><li dir=\"auto\">Ranunculus glabrifolius<\/li><li dir=\"auto\">Lythrum salicaria<\/li><\/ul><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">All of these now naturally reproduce in the wetland.\u00a0 Some regular control is needed to stop Carex and Ranunculus from taking over.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-515249f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"515249f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2143-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3246\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2143-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2143-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2143-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2143-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2143-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a743c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a743c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\">Geranium solanderi and Patersonia occidentalis both do well in the margins as well as the Carex and Mazus.\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">The water supply seems quite nutrient rich (lots of possum poo on the house roof is probably the main culprit) .<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Southern Brown Tree Frogs and Striped Marsh Frogs seem to come and go, but I haven\u2019t seen evidence of breeding.\u00a0 Insect life in summer is pretty interesting with Dragonflies and Damselflies common.\u00a0 Blue Banded bees love the Lythrum when it&#8217;s in flower.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">The water flow seems to avoid mosquito larvae becoming an issue but no doubt inhibits other aquatic species.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82f7e8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82f7e8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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