Sustainability

The rain gardens at Drumthwacket
CUES Planting Design students installed the rain gardens in collaboration with Clifton Landscaping and Nelson Weiss Landscape Architects.

Under the direction of CUES Co-Director Wolfram Hoefer, student interns developed a plan to showcase the Drumthwacket site as an example of modern sustainability.   The following  features have since been implemented on the property.

  • Rain Gardens to improve stormwater management
  • Meadow Establishment to reduce mowing and allow native plants, wildflowers, and grasses to grow
  • Bike Racks to promote effective, convenient and sufficient bicycle infrastructure
  • Culinary Gardens to provide an historic reference to  Drumthwacket’s agricultural past and feature sustainable growing techniques
  • Bee Hives to explain the link between pollinators, food production, and the overall need for bee-friendly habitats
  • Compost Pile to produce mulch for the property, and serve as a  point of education for sustainable home gardening practices

One of many thank you letters and drawings from appreciative teachers and students.
blue flourish