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 ...

One urban forester shared an unexpected eco-friendly choice made in a local parking lot with their TikTok community, saying, ...

For example, rain gardens, in general, have much less diversity than native systems but there is also a large degree of variation among Evanston rain gardens. Although many local rain gardens were ...

But by including rain gardens in your landscape design, this becomes less of a problem. Further, you’ll enjoy several environmental benefits when you include one in your lawn, ...

Rain gardens and bioswales, if designed and constructed properly, will not hold water for the length of time necessary for mosquitos to reproduce. Mosquitos require one to two days of standing ...

Rain gardens aren’t difficult to build. If you’d like to construct one, follow these steps: Identify a low section of your yard — or choose a location where you want to create one. Make sure that ...

If you’re interested in learning more about rain gardens and how they work, learn more in our comprehensive guide. Get expert advice on improvements to your home, including design tips, ...

You can have a rain garden in full sun, partial sun or full shade, and it can be positioned in your front, back or side yard. Native plants are essential, since they have deep roots and ...

Rain gardens are attractively-landscaped, depressional areas that help manage stormwater runoff on site. Instead of going into a storm drain, water from the roof of the Porter County Visitor Center ...

According to Spencer, a substantial amount of a home’s roof runoff can be contained and filtered in a properly sized and sited rain garden. The basic design requires a depression in the ground about 6 ...

Lucy’s $820 Watershed Grant was specifically to complete her design for a rain garden that helps filter out pollutants in runoff and provides food and shelter for butterflies, ...

Rain garden webinars and workshops are offered during the spring months in preparation for planting. Attend a workshop and learn how to plan, design and install a rain garden.