Here’s what to know about rain gardens, including what they are, and how to make one. First things first: a rain garden is a garden where native shrubs, perennials and flowers are planted in a ...

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 ...

Whether you build your own rain garden or hire someone to do the work, there are plenty of outstanding resources that can help you get started. The book “Rain Gardens for the Pacific Northwest ...

Contact the Washington State University Extension (raingarden.wsu.edu) for the “Rain Garden Handbook for Western Washington.” It has detailed information about how to plan, design, build ...

Depending on the scope of a project and a homeowner’s proficiency, starting a rain garden can also be a DIY activity. MSD’s Project Clear and the Deer Creek Watershed Alliance offer funding for ...

A rain garden is a green infrastructure project that can improve the quality of stormwater, minimize pollution, and enhance biodiversity and pollinator habitat. Purdue, Iowa State and Illinois-Indiana ...

A rain garden is also an artificial landscape ... It's also one of the more expensive water gardens to build. A container ...

A bioswale has a more complicated design, so it will be more difficult and time-consuming to build than a rain garden. Depending on the size you need, consider working with a landscape company to ...

WELL, TODAY IN SANTA FE, THE KIWANIS CLUB TEAMING UP WITH THE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION, DONATING FUNDS FROM LAST YEAR’S BURNING OF ZOZOBRA TO BUILD A RAIN GARDEN AT RAMIREZ THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.