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===Overview===
===Overview===


<p>Bioswales are linear landscape features consisting of a drainage channel with gently sloping sides. Underground they are filled with engineered soil and a water storage layer of coarse gravel material.   
<p>Bioswales are linear landscape features consisting of a drainage channel with gently sloping sides. Underground they are filled with engineered soil and a water storage layer of coarse gravel material.  <br>
They are also referred to as 'dry swales', 'vegetated swales', 'water quality swales' or 'inline bioretention'.   
They are sometimes referred to as 'dry swales', 'vegetated swales', 'water quality swales' or 'inline bioretention'.   
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{{TextBox|1=Bioswales are an ideal technology for:  
{{TextBox|1=Bioswales are an ideal technology for:  
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*Biomedia - an engineered soil mix
*Biomedia - an engineered soil mix
*Planting  
*Planting  
 
*Underdrain with clean out and inspection ports
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<p><strong>Additional components may include:</strong>
<p><strong>Additional components may include:</strong>

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