The disclosed subject matter broadly involves vegetated systems, apparatuses,andmethods or portions thereof having structures and configurations tointentionally holdcaptured water gravitationally within and above a portion of a vegetatedsurface thereof. Thevegetated system can be configured to periodically desiccate, dry or dry out,substantiallycompletely or partially. Further, the vegetated system can be configured toallow the water toescape via evaporation, evapotranspiration, and transpiration.
