If you have an area in your yard that regularly collects water after a downpour, you can turn it into a landscaping asset by ...

Learn to design and build a sustainable rain garden in your backyard, with planning, soil checks, plant selection, and ...

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 ...

As weather patterns continue to surprise in late summer, with threats of flash flooding in some areas, rain gardens have become a viable solution, especially as stormwater runoff worsens. Rain gardens ...

Summer in Louisiana tends to bring afternoon downpours. Where does all that rainwater go? Some of it is absorbed by the ground and plants. Some pools in low spots. And some turns into runoff, rushing ...

Impervious surfaces, like parking lots, driveways, and walkways, make it difficult for stormwater to flow toward soil and seep into the ground. But by including rain gardens in your landscape design, ...

If your favorite hobbies are best spent in the fresh air, then you're likely itching to get back outside once a rainstorm has passed. However, few things can rain on your parade like stepping outside ...

(WXYZ) — Friends of the Rouge teamed up with the community to install a new rain garden with Michigan native plants in Redford Township this week. The 4,500-square ...

Stormwater that runs off buildings and paved streets frequently carries high levels of pollutants into rivers and lakes, some of which serve as sources of drinking water. Rain gardens, green ...