Create a shallow basin ... Sit back and let nature do its thing. Not only will your rain garden keep your yard from turning into a swamp during every storm, but it’ll also become a vibrant ...

Most rain gardens should be 4 to 8 inches deep, but you’ll need to take the soil type, slope and size of your garden into account. Make sure the garden is level to avoid water pooling on one side.

Including more rain gardens in urban infrastructure projects can help offset the impediments that impervious cover (ie. concrete, roads, buildings) create in the natural water cycle. Thus, with more ...