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Rain Gardens

Rain gardens are depressed areas in the ground landscapes with plants and shrubs, designed to attract stormwater runoff.  The permeable depression allows rainwater to seep through the Earth's surface and undergo a natural filtration process, cutting back on storm water management costs and keeping harmful pollutants out of our ecosystems.

 

Rain Garden Gateway

 

Articles/Reports

Build your own rain garden

Maplewood:  Rainwater gardens

Web links

Raingardens.org

The rain garden network

Rain gardens:  Gardening for water quality

10,000 rain gardens

Healthy landscapes

Local Projects

Heritage Park

Stormwater BMP Park