Best plants for a rain garden – 9 species that will turn a waterlogged, problem area of your yard into a thing of beauty. Story by Sarah Wilson • 1d.

When you plant a rain garden, you do your part for the environment, filtering runoff and protecting groundwater. Pick the right plants and you're also rewarded with a beautiful garden!

Rain gardens capture 30-40% more runoff than traditional lawns, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Compared to a single-species lawn, a rain garden's wider variety of plants can ...

Rain gardens are typically planted with flowering herbaceous perennials, shrubs, grasses and even trees that thrive in moist soils and do not require frequent maintenance.

A rain garden is an excavated depression surrounded on one or more sides by an earthen berm (a mound of earth) for water retention, and then filled with porous soil and rain garden plants that ...

Rain gardens, sometimes called bio-retention areas, are shallow depressions in the landscape that capture stormwater and allow it to gradually percolate into the soil. Planted with moisture-loving ...

While sandy soil drains rapidly, clay soil retains water for much longer, but wilting is a sure sign that your plants are ...

A lack of regular rain, along with summer’s sun and heat, can seriously stress garden plants, especially when the drought lasts weeks or even a month or two.

The rain gardens really absorb with the deep roots of the native plants soak in that water to kinda help protect your house and community," said Jay Feiker, project manager for MMSD.

This rain garden is home to 133 native plants of fifteen different species. All plants were acquired from Dropseed Nursery, and planted with 18 inch spacing. The 480 square foot rain garden was ...

Mary-Carson Stiff, Executive Director of Wetlands Watch explains how rain gardens work to filter runoff and shares plants she likes to grow. Featured on VHG episode 2402; April 2024. Virginia Home ...

Rain gardens, trees among resiliency ideas for Groton City. Published: Mar 03, 2022 11:00 PM Updated: Dec 14, 2024 10:53 AM. Groton — Rain gardens at the city's Municipal Building campus, more ...