Rain Gardens

Rain Gardens-Natures Water Filters
Manage stormwater and protect watersheds with a low maintenance Rain Garden
A rain garden in your yard can help protect your regional watershed and reduce erosion. Once created, rain gardens are self-maintaining. You only need to trim dead plants and manage the mulch cover. No watering required for rain gardens! A rain garden is basically a depression in the lawn that collects water and then quickly dries up. Rain gardens are simple landscape features that collect storm water runoff from roofs, driveways and paved surfaces in a bermed garden area but don't hold wate...

Rain Gardens - A Beautiful Way To Improve Water Quality
Stop Water Pollution In Its Tracks!
Did you know that 85% of pollutants in our lakes and streams is the result of stormwater runoff? Did you know that every parking lot and road that is built only increases the pollution? Did you know that these pollutants affect wildlife habitats as well as our rivers, streams, lakes and other wetlands? I took this photo of a sign embedded in the concrete near a street drain in Los Angeles. I was really pleased to see it. In this lens, I'll try to explain why our eco-system is affected by ...

Reduce Harmful Pollutants Plant An Organic Rain Garden
Reduce Storm Water Runoff - Plant An Organic Rain Garden.
Organic rain gardens are very effective at reducing the volume of storm water runoff and capturing harmful pollutants. More communities across the country are planting organic rain gardens to help protect and restore water quality. Rain gardens also improve air quality, prevent the effects of urban heat islands and reduces the over all carbon footprint. An organic rain garden is not a normal garden. It is designed to temporarily hold and soak in rain water runoff that comes from roofs, drive...