Glenmont in Silver Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Conservation Landscaping
Project Summary
In 2015, Glen Waye Gardens Condominiums and Bethesda Green undertook three major methods to reduce Glen Waye's stormwater runoff:
Reforestation Project: 60 native trees were planted.
Cisterns: 6 concrete pads and rainwater collection cisterns were installed.
Conservation landscaping: 23 shrubs, 592 perennials, and 254 grasses were added to the area.
Grant Award: $32,000 grant from the Chesapeake Bay Trust through the Montgomery County Water Quality Protection Fund administered by the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection
Recipient: Glen Waye Garden Condominiums (Glen Waye)
Grantee Bethesda Green
Partners: Montgomery County RainScapes, Tree Montgomery
Conservation Landscaping: 600 square feet of landscaping was installed, as well as groundcover for the reforestation plan.
Facts
Storing water for later reduces watering costs for the community and reduces cost of landscape maintenance.
Invasive plants reduce biodiversity in our ecosystems and often replace important native species. By including native plants whenever possible in the landscaping, we are providing important
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About 85 percent of invasive woody plant species in the US were introduced for landscape or ornamental use, and about 5,000 species have escaped into natural ecosystems.
Glen Waye Gardens:
2305 Greenery Lane Plant List, 10/30/16
Shrubs:
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Munchkin' - Oakleaf Hydrangea
Iliex glabra - Inkberry
Itea virginica 'Little Henry' - Virginia Sweetspire
Thuja occidentalis 'Little Giant' - Globe Arborvitae
Grasses:
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation' - Little Bluestem
Sporobolis heterlepsis - Prairie Dropseed
Perennials:
Amsonia hubrichtii - Threadleaf Bluestar
Aquilegia Canadensis - Wild Columbine
Asclepias tuberosa - Butterflyweed
Baptisia australis - Wild Indigo
Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb' - Threadleaf Tickseed
Helenium autumnale 'Salsa' - Sneezeweed
Liatris spicata - Gayfeather
Penstemon digitalis - Hairy Beardtongue
Pycnanthemum muticum - Mountainmint
Rudbeckia fulgida - Orange Coneflower
Erected 2016 by Glen Waye Gardens Condominium.
Topics. This historical marker is listed
Location. 39° 3.742′ N, 77° 2.961′ W. Marker is in Silver Spring, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is in Glenmont. It can be reached from Greenery Lane east of Layhill Road, on the left when traveling east. In the Glenmont neighborhood of Silver Spring, Maryland. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2305 Greenery Lane, Silver Spring MD 20906, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cisterns (within shouting distance of this marker); Reforestation (approx. 0.2 miles away); Shorefield (approx. 0.6 miles away); Regional Parks (approx. 0.6 miles away); Azalea Garden (approx. Ύ mile away); DC Area Sniper Victims Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); Suggestions for Walking the Labyrinth (approx. Ύ mile away); Gude Garden (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Silver Spring.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 279 times since then and 13 times this year. Last updated on January 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1. submitted on November 1, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on January 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
