SOUTH KINGSTOWN — Gathering in Norma Roelke's clamshell driveway on Saturday morning, more than a dozen volunteers grabbed shovels and wheelbarrows and quickly got to work digging up a section of the ...
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If you have an area in your yard that regularly collects water after a downpour, you can turn it into a landscaping asset by ...
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 ...
Rain gardens one of those rare examples of something that is useful, sustainable, cost effective and also beautiful. If you’re not familiar with the concept of rain gardens, they might look like a ...
In much of North Jersey, runoff is a big problem, and it's getting worse. In an attempt to stem flooding and the resulting waterway pollution, Gov. Phil Murphy recently authorized towns to create ...
Runoff water can contain pollutants like gas, oil, pesticides, and more. When there's heavy rain, water doesn’t always have much time to soak into the ground. It can then flow into lakes and rivers, ...
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 ...
A $68 million Bluebelt system includes drainage upgrades, ponds and rain gardens designed to manage intensifying rainfall ...
A rock pathway directs water from the gutter on this home to the native plants in a garden designed by landscaper Carrie Dubberley. Carrie Dubberley Taylor Kirkland loves his creek-side property in ...