Planter Box

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021193",
  "term": "Planter Box",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Small, contained vegetated area that is used to collect and treat stormwater through the mechanisms provided by bioretention designs. There are three general types of planter boxes: (1) contained planter that is used for planting trees, shrubs, and ground cover that is placed over an impervious surface; (2) infiltration planter that is a structural landscaped reservoir used to collect, filter, and infiltrate stormwater run-on; and (3) flo-through planter that is similar to an infiltration planter except it has a waterproof lining allowing it to be used next to foundation walls. Other terms used for this practice include stormwater planter, vegetated planter, tree box.\n\n2. A small, contained vegetated area that is used to collect and treat stormwater through the mechanisms provided by bioretention designs. There are three general types of planter boxes: (1) contained planter that is used for planting trees, shrubs, and ground cover that is placed over an impervious surface; (2) infiltration planter that is a structural landscaped reservoir used to collect, filter, and infiltrate stormwater run-on; and (3) flo-through planter that is similar to an infiltration planter except it has a waterproof lining allowing it to be used next to foundation walls. Other terms used for this practice include stormwater planter, vegetated planter, tree box.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "EPA Guidance for Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/owow_keep/NPS/chesbay502/pdf/chesbay_glossary.pdf",
    "Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/planter-box/"
}