WUSA

Make it rain (garden): Why everyone's talking about these eco-friendly beauties & how to build your own

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 ...
The Beaumont Enterprise

From swamp to sanctuary: How to build a rain garden

Frankly, the name “rain garden” is a misnomer for what it is. A rain garden is nothing more than an area in the landscape where water pools after rain events and specific plant types are planted. For ...
mccormick.northwestern.edu

How Data-Driven Rain Garden Design Can Mitigate Climate Change Impacts

Stormwater that runs off buildings and paved streets frequently carries high levels of pollutants into rivers and lakes, some of which serve as sources of drinking water. Rain gardens, green ...
University of Delaware

Rain Garden

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 ...
The Florida Times-Union

Too much water in your yard after summer rains? Consider adding a rain garden. Here's how

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 ...
PBS

Rain Gardens: Catch and Hold Runoff Water

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 ...
The Advocate

Here's how to turn your yard’s low spot into a high point with a rain garden

Summer in Louisiana tends to bring afternoon downpours. Where does all that rainwater go? Some of it is absorbed by the ground and plants. Some pools in low spots. And some turns into runoff, rushing ...
PBS

Build Your Own Rain Barrel

Learn to build your own rain barrel with just a few tools. A rain barrel is a great way to manage water on your property and give you a natural source for watering your garden. You can buy one that's ...
Richmond

Workshops show how to make rain gardens

Learn about rain gardens and discover how to create beautiful landscape features at home that reduce polluted runoff entering local waterways and the Chesapeake Bay. Participants will learn about ...
KOAT Albuquerque

Zozobra organizers build school rain garden

TWO THREE. WOW. GOOD JOB EVERYBODY. IT’S A BIG PAIR OF SCISSORS. WELL, TODAY IN SANTA FE, THE KIWANIS CLUB TEAMING UP WITH THE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION, DONATING FUNDS FROM LAST YEAR’S BURNING OF ZOZOBRA ...
The Times Leader

Drinking In The View

A wildflower blooms in the rain garden of Marcus de la Fleur in Elmhurst, Ill. Lusana and Eric Cacioppo and son Bennet, 2, walk by one of the small rain gardens at their home in Melrose Park, Ill. The ...