But by including rain gardens in your landscape design, this becomes less of a problem. Further, you’ll enjoy several ...

Spike rush (Eleocharis palustris) can grow in either standing water or in medium-wet soil, so it’s right at home edging a ...

and rain gardens are one answer. They are also pollinator magnets. Bees, butterflies and birds love them. Look for a low-lying area at least 10 feet away from your home’s foundation (we’re ...

A Rain Garden or "bioretention basin" is a vegetated depression in an urban landscape that collects, treats, and recharges storm water into the ground. Because it is a garden as much as it is a ...

The spring and summer seasons bring the possibility for heavy rainfall and contaminated stormwater runoff entering stormwater inlets.

Managing stormwater is about more than just ditches, and it’s easy for Johnson County residents to get involved with their ...

Rain gardens are an example of green infrastructure which helps restore the natural rainwater cycle. This is done by diverting water that would typically go into storm drains into the garden. A rain ...

Raingarden Image by Brian Tseng-Nicodemus (Morse Park, Lakewood). Assessment of rain gardens in the Front Range of Colorado began in 2018 and took place in the cities of Boulder, Lakewood, Denver, and ...