What Is a Rain Garden? A rain garden is a shallow depression in the ground that captures runoff from your driveway or roof and allows it to soak into the ground, rather than running across roads, capturing pollutants, and delivering them to a stream. Plants and soil work together to absorb and filter pollutants and return cleaner water through the ground to nearby streams. Rain gardens also reduce flooding by sending the water back underground, rather than into the street.
Besides helping water quality and reducing flooding, rain garden plants provide habitat for beneficial insects and wildlife! The rain garden fills with a few inches of water after a storm, and the water slowly filters into the ground. Because water is only in the rain garden for a day or two, it doesn’t become a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Read the rest of this great How To article, and download the pdf of our Backyard Rain Garden brochure today! >>
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