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What is a rain garden, and how does it work? Rain gardens, sometimes called bio-retention areas, are shallow depressions in the landscape that capture stormwater and allow it to gradually percolate ...

Everyone can do something to live thoughtfully on the land. Rain gardens are one way people can connect with their local waterway, even if they do not live near it. Planting a rain garden can help ...

Rain Gardens help the environment. They decrease flooding. They decrease the number of pollutants from roofs, roads, sump pumps, sidewalks, etc. that wash into storm drains and from there into rivers ...

WILLMAR — Residents in the city of Willmar are encouraged to do their part to keep city stormwater as free of pollutants as possible by participating in best management practices on their property.

Shannon Freix stands by her backyard rain garden in Kalispell on Wednesday, July 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) A sign at the corner of Shannon Freix's backyard rain garden for the Flathead Rain ...

BATAVIA, Ohio (WXIX) - Rain garden classes are coming to Clermont County. They look like beautiful flower beds, but they also have the secondary purpose of helping to keep our water clean. Rain ...

South Bay designer Shelkie Tao specializes in water-efficient landscaping, including rain gardens. Photo courtesy Shelkie Tao/Water Efficient Gardens. Whether you’re looking to make your landscaping ...