Select plants suited to temporary flooding and drought, since rain gardens are not water gardens, ponds or wetlands. They are ...

Before this rain garden was implemented, this area was an lower area where water ran through to reach a pond. The water came from gutters of a building and also was directed into a nearby pipe and ...

Extending downspouts prevents moisture pooling near home foundations for better drainage. Rain gardens help manage runoff, promote biodiversity, and enhance your landscape. Yard drainage problems ...

Rain gardens are planted with native or well adapted plant species that can tolerate both wet and dry conditions and have deep roots that promote water infiltration. Water should drain completely ...

and stores it for use in the garden. When installing a rain barrel, an important consideration is which downspout is being used to collect the rain water. Different downspouts drain different rooftop ...

Well, you have something to worry about cuz that water runoff doesn't just disappear, more often it's carrying pollutants into our waterways and then causing flooding. But no need to worry because you ...

You want the area to capture water but to drain fairly quickly. The idea is to get the water to seep into the ground and not create a pond that could harbor mosquitos. A rain garden only needs to ...

Winter bed thinning is effective because it’s easier to be ruthless about clearing away elderly plants when they aren’t ...

Create your own weather sta­tion with a rain gauge, snow gauge, and high-low thermom­eter. These gauges monitor the ...

Would you like to beautify your yard with showstopping flower blooms and grasses while protecting our lakes, streams, attracting songbirds, hummingbirds and beneficial pollinators like bees and ...

Daily Acts is leading a free tour Jan. 25 through three home landscapes that feature rain gardens, which capture rainwater to prevent runoff and replenish the groundwater in your landscape.