If you have an area in your yard that regularly collects water after a downpour, you can turn it into a landscaping asset by ...

When you plant rain garden plants, you do your part for the environment, filtering runoff and protecting groundwater. Pick ...

Rain gardens utilize Florida-Friendly plants to absorb rainwater, reducing stormwater runoff and pollution. These gardens help filter out pollutants from fertilizers and other sources, protecting ...

A rain garden is a green infrastructure project that can improve the quality of stormwater, minimize pollution, and enhance biodiversity and pollinator habitat. Purdue, Iowa State and Illinois-Indiana ...

What is a rain garden, and how does it work? Rain gardens, sometimes called bio-retention areas, are shallow depressions in the landscape that capture stormwater and allow it to gradually percolate ...

BLOOMING FLOWERS AND PLANTS. THEIR GOAL IS TO HELP MANAGE WATER LOT -- WHERE IT IS FALLING. >> WILL NOT RAIN FALLS, IT NEEDS A PLACE TO GO. IT IS BETTER TO MANAGE ON YOUR OWN PPERTYRO AND USE MOTHER ...

See how to create a rain garden with beautiful native and adapted plants for pollinators. When it rains, it pours, and it’s no fun when it pools up next to the house, even in a brief cloudburst. And ...

Carefully designed rain gardens can help funnel water to a designated area and keep it out of our basements and storm drains. Hardscapes like driveways and sidewalks move water into storm drains ...

In the aftermath of our recent deluge, the topic of mudslides, erosion, and slope stabilization is on the minds of many. In this part of the world, slopes are everywhere, from Santa Clarita and the ...

As weather patterns continue to surprise in late summer, with threats of flash flooding in some areas, rain gardens have become a viable solution, especially as stormwater runoff worsens. Rain gardens ...

The demonstration rain garden in Bartholomew County is located on the IUPU Columbus Campus in a parking lot island and had previously been a flat and open, windswept area occupied by turf grass ...

During the spring and fall, when Marin County gets rain, slugs and snails are a constant presence in my West Marin garden.