The mostly native plants surrounding the rock-lined river are a verdant green, demonstrating how the rain garden has kept the original poster's yard well-watered with minimal effort. "Beautiful ...

Homeowners looking to enhance their landscape this year while managing stormwater have options available. Green ...

Instead of relying on a downspout to funnel her roof runoff, Dillman hung a copper rain chain that feeds into a small catch basin. This connects underground to flexible piping that leads to the garden ...

The hands-on project is part of an environmental education component of the sixth grade classroom, funded by an Environmental ...

THE NEW RAIN GARDEN INCORPORATES ROCK ZUNI BOWLS TO SLOW RUNOFF, ALLOWING WATER TO INFILTRATE THE SOIL, HELPING PREVENT EROSION, MITIGATE FLOODING, AND IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH. IT FEATURES NATIVE ...

It didn’t take long for volunteers who created a rain garden in Hidden Valley Park to see the fruits of their labor. “Fifteen minutes after we finished, it rained pretty hard,” said Wiley Buck of ...

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 ...

Rock Creek might look inviting, but it’s full of harmful bacteria. Wading and swimming are banned for good reason.

A rain garden is one way to help alleviate that problem ... Adults, teenagers and children planted different native flowers and grasses, moved rock and spread straw among seven different ...