If you're no longer asking, "What exactly is a rain garden?" and are instead ready to install your own, you're probably trying to decide on the perfect design for your backyard. You no doubt ...

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 ...

Cole Mills and Michelle Tashima’s backyard in North Portland’s St. Johns neighborhood looked like a marsh after heavy rains. Now, water no longer puddles on the surface. Instead, it funnels into a ...

See how to create a rain garden with beautiful native and adapted plants for pollinators. When it rains, it pours, and it’s no fun when it pools up next to the house, even in a brief cloudburst. 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 ...

Rain gardens not only liven up the yard by adding color and beauty to the landscape, they provide a great habitat for pollinators and have some other benefits that can help homeowners solve a few ...

Stacking stones is an easy way to create a natural garden edge that adds depth to your space while clearly separating your ...

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 ...

A New Jersey gardener shares how compost, raised beds and native plants make spring gardening easier and better for ...