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Rain gardens are landscaped areas, usually planted with native plants, that make use of rainwater runoff in the yard.

For the gardener, rain gardens reclaim rainwater and result in more rainwater soaking into the ground. This also reduces the amount of stormwater runoff carrying pollution and debris into nearby lakes and waterways and helps reduce local flooding.

Resources in This Category

• Clean Water Atlanta: Rain Gardens for Home Landscapes

  http://www.cleanwateratlanta.org/EnvironmentalEducation/Reclaim.htm
  Instructions on creating a garden and a native plant list for Georgia gardeners.

• Dave Stack: Rain Gardens

  http://www.mninter.net/~stack/rain/index.htm
  Introductory guide, concerns, Minnesota native plant list, and links.

• Maplewood: Rain Gardens

  http://www.ci.maplewood.mn.us/index.aspx?NID=1032
  Includes garden types, plant lists for Minnesota, design and care guides, and local maps.

• Rain Garden Network

  http://www.raingardennetwork.com/
  Personal rainwater management services. Offers rain garden design, construction and maintenance services, rain barrel installation and downspout disconnection. Also provides assistance with public education and outreach.

• Rain Gardens - Using Spectacular Wetland Plantings to Reduce Runoff

  http://www.bbg.org/gardening/article/rain_gardens/
  Article by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden about designing and constructing a rain garden, as well as plant selection.

Related Categories

• Home > Science > Environment > Water Resources > Rainwater Harvesting
• Home > Science > Environment > Water Resources > Stormwater

 

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