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What Is a Rain Garden? How to Build One in Your Yard
A rain garden is a landscaped, shallow depression planted with native plants that captures, temporarily holds, and filters stormwater back into the ground, The rain garden will prevent stormwater from running off and ultimately reaching nearby streams, rivers, and ponds. Rain gardens are often misunderstood, with many misconceptions about what they are and why you...