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Rain gardens can soak up excess water in yards with poor drainage. They are a helpful addition to any flood-prone area -- but ...

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 ...

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 ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- The spring and summer seasons bring the possibility for heavy rainfall and contaminated stormwater runoff entering stormwater inlets. Colleen Armstrong, stormwater ...

Managing stormwater is a difficult and expensive challenge, particularly in the built environment of urban areas such as Greater Columbus, where so much of the environment is covered with impervious ...

They decrease flooding. They decrease the number of pollutants from roofs, roads, sump pumps, sidewalks, etc. that wash into storm drains and from there into rivers and streams. Slow drainage into the ...

WASHINGTON — You’ve heard of flower beds and veggie patches, but have you met the garden that actually loves a good downpour? Enter the rain garden, it's nature’s stylish, sustainable solution to ...

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 ...

Whew! At last we are getting some serious rain in the north state this season. We all agree that rainwater is precious — so why do we try so hard to move it off our property? On city and suburban lots ...

Sustainability, biodiversity, native species, plants for pollinators and big, bold houseplants look to be among the gardening trends of 2025. A move towards species which will weather the storm 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. Daily Acts ...