There are many considerations when designing a rain garden. The first is, what design storm event is going to be used and what is the drainage area. These considerations would affect the geometric ...

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

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 ...

Rain gardens are a beautiful, sustainable solution for stormwater management right in your backyard, helping improve Drainage Victoria BC and prevent waterlogging issues. Building a rain garden is ...

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 ...

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 ...

It didn’t take long for volunteers who created a rain garden in Hidden Valley Park to see the fruits of their labor. “Fifteen minutes after we finished, it rained pretty hard,” said Wiley Buck of ...

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.

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 ...