This document provides instructions for creating a rain garden. It explains that rain gardens are shallow depressions planted with native plants that capture stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces and allow it to soak into the ground. This helps reduce flooding and pollution in streams. The summary then outlines the six steps to create a rain garden: 1) Find a suitable location where water flows, 2) Verify the slope is less than 10%, 3) Calculate the garden size needed based on the runoff area, 4) Test the soil infiltration, 5) Lay out the shape, and 6) Dig the rain garden depression.
Western Washington Rain Garden Handbook
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
The document discusses how rain gardens help reduce stormwater runoff and pollution in streams. Rain gardens allow 30% more water to soak into the ground, reducing runoff. They filter out pollutants from sources like fertilizers, oil, sediment, and bacteria. Installing a rain garden involves determining the location, planning the size based on drainage area and soil type, digging the garden in a bowl shape with a berm, and planting native water-tolerant plants. Rain gardens provide benefits like preventing flooding, limiting erosion and water pollution, and providing wildlife habitat.
This document provides information on designing and building an effective rain garden. It explains that rain gardens are landscaped areas that capture rainfall runoff from impervious surfaces and allow it to soak into the ground rather than run off. The summary provides guidelines for properly sizing and locating a rain garden, preparing the soil, and selecting suitable native plants. Rain gardens are an example of low-impact development that helps protect water quality.
Corsica River Watershed, Maryland: Rain Gardens Homeowners GuideSotirakou964
This document provides guidance on designing and maintaining backyard rain gardens. It explains that rain gardens capture runoff from impervious surfaces and allow water to slowly soak into the ground while removing pollutants. The document provides instructions on selecting a garden location, sizing the garden based on drainage area, constructing the garden bed, planting native water-tolerant plants, and maintaining the garden over time through weeding, mulching, and replanting as needed. The overall purpose of a rain garden is to improve water quality and reduce flooding by allowing stormwater runoff to naturally infiltrate local soils.
PA: Philadelphia: Green Roof Demonstration ProjectSotirakou964
This document summarizes a demonstration project that installed a 3,000 square foot vegetated roof cover on an industrial building in Philadelphia. The project showed that vegetated roof covers can reduce stormwater runoff volumes by up to 54% annually and attenuate peak runoff rates for a variety of storm events by detaining rainfall in plant foliage and soil. Benefits of vegetated roof covers include reduced stormwater management costs, improved air and water quality, energy savings, and extended roof membrane life.
This document provides information about rain gardens, including:
1) A rain garden is a garden designed to capture some of the runoff from rooftops, driveways, and lawns to slow down and soak up excess rainwater rather than letting it run into storm drains.
2) Stormwater runoff carries many pollutants that are filtered out as the water is slowed and soaked up in a rain garden, which benefits both the local environment and helps prevent issues like subsidence.
3) Creating an effective rain garden involves selecting a low-lying site near where water naturally drains, evaluating the soil drainage, and designing shallow planting zones suited to plants that can tolerate intermittent wet conditions.
This document provides information about rain gardens, including:
- Rain gardens are landscaped depressions that allow stormwater to soak into the ground instead of running off, reducing pollution and flooding.
- They should be planted with native species and designed to drain within 4-6 hours.
- Benefits include improved water quality, groundwater recharge, and wildlife habitat.
- Design considerations include ponding depth, plant selection, soil composition, and drainage area size.
- A local example of a successful rain garden is described in Athens, GA.
Rain gardens are landscaping features that manage stormwater on site by absorbing water and filtering pollutants through their loose, deep soils. Their size can vary and they can fit odd shapes and spaces. They are an excellent method of keeping stormwater on site and out of the sewer system. Maintaining a beautiful rain garden requires regular watering, weeding, and mulching, especially in the first year, to keep the garden looking good and functioning well.
Western Washington Rain Garden Handbook
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
The document discusses how rain gardens help reduce stormwater runoff and pollution in streams. Rain gardens allow 30% more water to soak into the ground, reducing runoff. They filter out pollutants from sources like fertilizers, oil, sediment, and bacteria. Installing a rain garden involves determining the location, planning the size based on drainage area and soil type, digging the garden in a bowl shape with a berm, and planting native water-tolerant plants. Rain gardens provide benefits like preventing flooding, limiting erosion and water pollution, and providing wildlife habitat.
This document provides information on designing and building an effective rain garden. It explains that rain gardens are landscaped areas that capture rainfall runoff from impervious surfaces and allow it to soak into the ground rather than run off. The summary provides guidelines for properly sizing and locating a rain garden, preparing the soil, and selecting suitable native plants. Rain gardens are an example of low-impact development that helps protect water quality.
Corsica River Watershed, Maryland: Rain Gardens Homeowners GuideSotirakou964
This document provides guidance on designing and maintaining backyard rain gardens. It explains that rain gardens capture runoff from impervious surfaces and allow water to slowly soak into the ground while removing pollutants. The document provides instructions on selecting a garden location, sizing the garden based on drainage area, constructing the garden bed, planting native water-tolerant plants, and maintaining the garden over time through weeding, mulching, and replanting as needed. The overall purpose of a rain garden is to improve water quality and reduce flooding by allowing stormwater runoff to naturally infiltrate local soils.
PA: Philadelphia: Green Roof Demonstration ProjectSotirakou964
This document summarizes a demonstration project that installed a 3,000 square foot vegetated roof cover on an industrial building in Philadelphia. The project showed that vegetated roof covers can reduce stormwater runoff volumes by up to 54% annually and attenuate peak runoff rates for a variety of storm events by detaining rainfall in plant foliage and soil. Benefits of vegetated roof covers include reduced stormwater management costs, improved air and water quality, energy savings, and extended roof membrane life.
This document provides information about rain gardens, including:
1) A rain garden is a garden designed to capture some of the runoff from rooftops, driveways, and lawns to slow down and soak up excess rainwater rather than letting it run into storm drains.
2) Stormwater runoff carries many pollutants that are filtered out as the water is slowed and soaked up in a rain garden, which benefits both the local environment and helps prevent issues like subsidence.
3) Creating an effective rain garden involves selecting a low-lying site near where water naturally drains, evaluating the soil drainage, and designing shallow planting zones suited to plants that can tolerate intermittent wet conditions.
This document provides information about rain gardens, including:
- Rain gardens are landscaped depressions that allow stormwater to soak into the ground instead of running off, reducing pollution and flooding.
- They should be planted with native species and designed to drain within 4-6 hours.
- Benefits include improved water quality, groundwater recharge, and wildlife habitat.
- Design considerations include ponding depth, plant selection, soil composition, and drainage area size.
- A local example of a successful rain garden is described in Athens, GA.
Rain gardens are landscaping features that manage stormwater on site by absorbing water and filtering pollutants through their loose, deep soils. Their size can vary and they can fit odd shapes and spaces. They are an excellent method of keeping stormwater on site and out of the sewer system. Maintaining a beautiful rain garden requires regular watering, weeding, and mulching, especially in the first year, to keep the garden looking good and functioning well.
This manual provides guidance on designing and installing rain gardens in Vermont. It explains that rain gardens are shallow depressions planted with native plants that capture stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces and allow it to soak into the ground. The manual outlines the step-by-step process for choosing a location, sizing, designing, installing, and maintaining a rain garden. It includes a plant list and sample planting plans tailored for Vermont's climate zones. The purpose is to help homeowners and others protect water quality in rivers and lakes by reducing and treating stormwater runoff through rain gardens.
Prairier Rivers Network: Rain Gardens for IllinoisSotirakou964
Rain gardens are shallow depressions planted with native plants that are designed to capture, filter, and infiltrate stormwater runoff from rooftops, driveways, and other impervious surfaces. They provide multiple benefits by reducing flooding, improving water quality by filtering out pollutants, and providing habitat for wildlife like birds and butterflies. Proper site selection and planting of native species suited to the soil and moisture conditions are essential to establishing an effective and attractive rain garden.
Ohio Rain Gardens: A How to Guide
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
This document provides guidance on designing landscaping to improve water quality. It discusses removing turf grass, adding trees and multiple gardens, and using native plants suitable for local soil conditions. The document explains how to incorporate water quality benefits into an existing landscape by observing where water pools and washes out currently, and adding plants, slopes and depressions to address these issues and improve infiltration. Sample garden designs are also presented that utilize wet and dry zones of plants to filter and absorb water runoff.
Rain gardens are designed gardens or plantings that help capture and clean storm water runoff from surfaces like rooftops, driveways, and lawns. They prevent soil erosion and reduce pollutants entering waterways. A typical rain garden has different planting zones suited to different soil moisture levels, with the lowest area planted with wetland plants and the outer edge planted with drought-tolerant species. Rain gardens are an effective way to manage storm water naturally, like forests do, by slowing and filtering runoff through plants and soil. Homeowners and communities are increasingly using rain gardens to protect watersheds and meet regulations on storm water discharge.
Stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces like rooftops and roads picks up pollution as it flows across the landscape. This polluted runoff is delivered directly to local streams and rivers without treatment. Backyard rain gardens capture runoff from these surfaces and allow the water to soak into the ground, filtering out pollutants before reaching waterways. Rain gardens are shallow depressions planted with native plants, and they reduce flooding by sending water underground rather than into streets. Maintaining rain gardens with annual mulching and weeding helps keep them functioning properly to improve water quality.
The document provides guidance for homeowners on designing and installing a rain garden, including determining suitable locations, sizing the garden based on drainage area, and selecting appropriate native plants that can tolerate both wet and dry conditions. Worksheets are included to help homeowners calculate necessary dimensions, materials, and design elements like inlets, outlets, soil amendments, and mulching.
ND: Bismarck: Rain Garden Information GuideSotirakou964
A rain garden is a shallow depression planted with native plants that captures and filters rainwater runoff. It reduces flooding, provides habitat, and requires little watering once established. To create a rain garden, choose a site that receives runoff, mark its outline, dig a basin, amend soil if needed, and plant a diversity of native species suited to the site. Ongoing maintenance is minimal after establishment.
The document provides guidance on designing and installing a rain garden for homeowners to help improve water quality. It explains that a rain garden is a shallow depression planted with native plants that collects rainwater runoff from roofs and paved areas and allows it to soak into the ground. The summary provides step-by-step instructions on choosing a location for good drainage, sizing the garden based on the roof area it will drain, and ensuring proper soil drainage. Rain gardens reduce water pollution and flooding while providing a colorful landscape feature with little maintenance needed once established.
Wisconsin Rain Gardens: A How to Manual for HomeownersSotirakou964
This how-to manual provides homeowners with instructions for designing and building rain gardens on residential properties. It explains that rain gardens are landscaped areas planted with native vegetation that capture rainwater runoff from roofs and allow it to slowly soak into the ground rather than flowing into storm drains. This helps reduce flooding and pollution in local waterways. The manual outlines best practices for siting a rain garden, including positioning it at least 10 feet from homes and avoiding very steep slopes. It also addresses common questions like whether rain gardens breed mosquitoes or require much maintenance.
PA: Philadelphia: Landscaping with waterSotirakou964
The Dwyers transformed their soggy yard into a vibrant wetland sanctuary by working with a landscape architect to address water flow issues. The design included contouring the land to channel rainwater into a natural low spot, adding plants native to wetlands, and incorporating small design elements like a footbridge. The result is a peaceful garden that provides habitat for wildlife and is filled with the sights and sounds of nature.
This document provides information about installing and maintaining rain gardens in South Carolina. It discusses how rain gardens work to reduce stormwater runoff and filter pollutants by allowing rainwater to slowly infiltrate the ground. The document provides guidance on siting, sizing, planting, and caring for rain gardens. Specific plant options for different regions of South Carolina are also listed, with information on their characteristics and suitability for rain gardens.
This document provides instructions for building a rain garden to capture stormwater runoff. It discusses why rain gardens are useful in reducing pollution in waterways and flooding. The summary provides the key steps for creating a successful rain garden:
1. Find the best location near a downspout or other source of stormwater runoff on a gently sloping area.
2. Evaluate the soil texture and drainage to ensure good infiltration.
3. Plan the size and layout of the garden bed, choosing native plants appropriate for the site conditions.
Rain gardens are shallow depressions planted with moisture-loving plants that capture stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces and allow it to gradually soak into the ground. They provide environmental benefits like reducing flooding and filtering pollutants. When properly sited and sized based on the runoff area and garden depth, rain gardens can manage stormwater onsite. The document provides guidelines for installing rain gardens, including preparing the site through digging or tilling based on soil type.
Residential rain gardens are shallow depressions planted with native species that allow stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces like roofs and driveways to naturally infiltrate into the ground. They remove pollutants from runoff and add landscape value. Proper siting and installation is important, considering factors like soil drainage and slope. The document outlines steps for sizing, excavating, amending soil, planting, and maintaining a rain garden to maximize stormwater infiltration and pollution removal.
Rain gardens are landscaped areas that capture runoff from impervious surfaces and allow water to soak into the ground. They are planted with native plants that can tolerate wet conditions. Rain gardens provide multiple benefits by helping reduce flooding, filtering pollutants from stormwater, and providing habitat for wildlife. They involve selecting a site, designing the garden shape and plant selection, preparing the site by digging and amending soil, and installing plants. Ongoing maintenance includes weeding and annual mulching.
TN: Duck River: Rain Gardens Save Property Developers MoneySotirakou964
This document provides information on designing and building an effective rain garden. It explains that rain gardens are landscaped areas that capture rainfall runoff from impervious surfaces and allow it to soak into the ground rather than run off. The summary provides guidelines for properly sizing and locating a rain garden, preparing the soil, and selecting suitable native plants. Rain gardens are an example of low-impact development that helps protect water quality.
Vermont: Gardening to Absorb the StormSotirakou964
This manual provides guidance on designing and installing rain gardens in Vermont. It is intended for homeowners, landscape architects, and others interested in protecting local waterways from stormwater runoff. The manual explains that rain gardens are shallow, bowl-shaped gardens that capture rainfall and allow it to soak into the ground instead of running off into nearby rivers and lakes. It then provides a step-by-step process for choosing a location, sizing, designing, installing, and maintaining a rain garden. Sample planting plans and a list of suitable native plant species for rain gardens in Vermont are also included.
Stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces like rooftops and roads picks up pollution as it flows across the landscape. This polluted runoff is delivered directly to local streams and rivers, impacting water quality. Backyard rain gardens provide a solution by capturing runoff and allowing it to soak into the ground, where plants and soil filter out pollutants before the water reaches local waterways. Rain gardens are shallow depressions planted with water-tolerant native plants. They are sited to receive runoff from downspouts or other sources and are sized based on the drainage area. Proper installation and maintenance, such as weeding and mulching, helps rain gardens function effectively.
Mill Creek Watershed, Ohio - Rain Gardens: A How to Guide
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
Virginia Homeowner's Guide to Rain GardensSotirakou964
The document provides guidance on designing a rain garden for homeowners. It discusses what stormwater is, the benefits of rain gardens, and who should consider installing one. The workbook then walks through testing the soil type, compaction, and infiltration rate at the potential garden site. Calculations are shown for determining the depth of the rain garden depression based on infiltration rate, measuring slope, identifying the best location, calculating the drainage area, and sizing the garden based on drainage area and depth. The goal is to guide homeowners through the entire planning process to help ensure rain garden success.
WA: Pierce County: Small Rain Garden Technical GuideSotirakou964
This technical guide provides guidance on designing and installing small rain gardens to help manage stormwater runoff. Rain gardens are shallow depressions planted with native plants that allow stormwater to soak into the ground rather than run off into sewer systems. The guide outlines best practices for siting, soil preparation, plant selection, and sizing rain gardens based on the area draining to them. Following the guidelines can help rain gardens effectively treat pollutants in stormwater while also recharging groundwater and reducing flooding.
This manual provides guidance on designing and installing rain gardens in Vermont. It explains that rain gardens are shallow depressions planted with native plants that capture stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces and allow it to soak into the ground. The manual outlines the step-by-step process for choosing a location, sizing, designing, installing, and maintaining a rain garden. It includes a plant list and sample planting plans tailored for Vermont's climate zones. The purpose is to help homeowners and others protect water quality in rivers and lakes by reducing and treating stormwater runoff through rain gardens.
Prairier Rivers Network: Rain Gardens for IllinoisSotirakou964
Rain gardens are shallow depressions planted with native plants that are designed to capture, filter, and infiltrate stormwater runoff from rooftops, driveways, and other impervious surfaces. They provide multiple benefits by reducing flooding, improving water quality by filtering out pollutants, and providing habitat for wildlife like birds and butterflies. Proper site selection and planting of native species suited to the soil and moisture conditions are essential to establishing an effective and attractive rain garden.
Ohio Rain Gardens: A How to Guide
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
This document provides guidance on designing landscaping to improve water quality. It discusses removing turf grass, adding trees and multiple gardens, and using native plants suitable for local soil conditions. The document explains how to incorporate water quality benefits into an existing landscape by observing where water pools and washes out currently, and adding plants, slopes and depressions to address these issues and improve infiltration. Sample garden designs are also presented that utilize wet and dry zones of plants to filter and absorb water runoff.
Rain gardens are designed gardens or plantings that help capture and clean storm water runoff from surfaces like rooftops, driveways, and lawns. They prevent soil erosion and reduce pollutants entering waterways. A typical rain garden has different planting zones suited to different soil moisture levels, with the lowest area planted with wetland plants and the outer edge planted with drought-tolerant species. Rain gardens are an effective way to manage storm water naturally, like forests do, by slowing and filtering runoff through plants and soil. Homeowners and communities are increasingly using rain gardens to protect watersheds and meet regulations on storm water discharge.
Stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces like rooftops and roads picks up pollution as it flows across the landscape. This polluted runoff is delivered directly to local streams and rivers without treatment. Backyard rain gardens capture runoff from these surfaces and allow the water to soak into the ground, filtering out pollutants before reaching waterways. Rain gardens are shallow depressions planted with native plants, and they reduce flooding by sending water underground rather than into streets. Maintaining rain gardens with annual mulching and weeding helps keep them functioning properly to improve water quality.
The document provides guidance for homeowners on designing and installing a rain garden, including determining suitable locations, sizing the garden based on drainage area, and selecting appropriate native plants that can tolerate both wet and dry conditions. Worksheets are included to help homeowners calculate necessary dimensions, materials, and design elements like inlets, outlets, soil amendments, and mulching.
ND: Bismarck: Rain Garden Information GuideSotirakou964
A rain garden is a shallow depression planted with native plants that captures and filters rainwater runoff. It reduces flooding, provides habitat, and requires little watering once established. To create a rain garden, choose a site that receives runoff, mark its outline, dig a basin, amend soil if needed, and plant a diversity of native species suited to the site. Ongoing maintenance is minimal after establishment.
The document provides guidance on designing and installing a rain garden for homeowners to help improve water quality. It explains that a rain garden is a shallow depression planted with native plants that collects rainwater runoff from roofs and paved areas and allows it to soak into the ground. The summary provides step-by-step instructions on choosing a location for good drainage, sizing the garden based on the roof area it will drain, and ensuring proper soil drainage. Rain gardens reduce water pollution and flooding while providing a colorful landscape feature with little maintenance needed once established.
Wisconsin Rain Gardens: A How to Manual for HomeownersSotirakou964
This how-to manual provides homeowners with instructions for designing and building rain gardens on residential properties. It explains that rain gardens are landscaped areas planted with native vegetation that capture rainwater runoff from roofs and allow it to slowly soak into the ground rather than flowing into storm drains. This helps reduce flooding and pollution in local waterways. The manual outlines best practices for siting a rain garden, including positioning it at least 10 feet from homes and avoiding very steep slopes. It also addresses common questions like whether rain gardens breed mosquitoes or require much maintenance.
PA: Philadelphia: Landscaping with waterSotirakou964
The Dwyers transformed their soggy yard into a vibrant wetland sanctuary by working with a landscape architect to address water flow issues. The design included contouring the land to channel rainwater into a natural low spot, adding plants native to wetlands, and incorporating small design elements like a footbridge. The result is a peaceful garden that provides habitat for wildlife and is filled with the sights and sounds of nature.
This document provides information about installing and maintaining rain gardens in South Carolina. It discusses how rain gardens work to reduce stormwater runoff and filter pollutants by allowing rainwater to slowly infiltrate the ground. The document provides guidance on siting, sizing, planting, and caring for rain gardens. Specific plant options for different regions of South Carolina are also listed, with information on their characteristics and suitability for rain gardens.
This document provides instructions for building a rain garden to capture stormwater runoff. It discusses why rain gardens are useful in reducing pollution in waterways and flooding. The summary provides the key steps for creating a successful rain garden:
1. Find the best location near a downspout or other source of stormwater runoff on a gently sloping area.
2. Evaluate the soil texture and drainage to ensure good infiltration.
3. Plan the size and layout of the garden bed, choosing native plants appropriate for the site conditions.
Rain gardens are shallow depressions planted with moisture-loving plants that capture stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces and allow it to gradually soak into the ground. They provide environmental benefits like reducing flooding and filtering pollutants. When properly sited and sized based on the runoff area and garden depth, rain gardens can manage stormwater onsite. The document provides guidelines for installing rain gardens, including preparing the site through digging or tilling based on soil type.
Residential rain gardens are shallow depressions planted with native species that allow stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces like roofs and driveways to naturally infiltrate into the ground. They remove pollutants from runoff and add landscape value. Proper siting and installation is important, considering factors like soil drainage and slope. The document outlines steps for sizing, excavating, amending soil, planting, and maintaining a rain garden to maximize stormwater infiltration and pollution removal.
Rain gardens are landscaped areas that capture runoff from impervious surfaces and allow water to soak into the ground. They are planted with native plants that can tolerate wet conditions. Rain gardens provide multiple benefits by helping reduce flooding, filtering pollutants from stormwater, and providing habitat for wildlife. They involve selecting a site, designing the garden shape and plant selection, preparing the site by digging and amending soil, and installing plants. Ongoing maintenance includes weeding and annual mulching.
TN: Duck River: Rain Gardens Save Property Developers MoneySotirakou964
This document provides information on designing and building an effective rain garden. It explains that rain gardens are landscaped areas that capture rainfall runoff from impervious surfaces and allow it to soak into the ground rather than run off. The summary provides guidelines for properly sizing and locating a rain garden, preparing the soil, and selecting suitable native plants. Rain gardens are an example of low-impact development that helps protect water quality.
Vermont: Gardening to Absorb the StormSotirakou964
This manual provides guidance on designing and installing rain gardens in Vermont. It is intended for homeowners, landscape architects, and others interested in protecting local waterways from stormwater runoff. The manual explains that rain gardens are shallow, bowl-shaped gardens that capture rainfall and allow it to soak into the ground instead of running off into nearby rivers and lakes. It then provides a step-by-step process for choosing a location, sizing, designing, installing, and maintaining a rain garden. Sample planting plans and a list of suitable native plant species for rain gardens in Vermont are also included.
Stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces like rooftops and roads picks up pollution as it flows across the landscape. This polluted runoff is delivered directly to local streams and rivers, impacting water quality. Backyard rain gardens provide a solution by capturing runoff and allowing it to soak into the ground, where plants and soil filter out pollutants before the water reaches local waterways. Rain gardens are shallow depressions planted with water-tolerant native plants. They are sited to receive runoff from downspouts or other sources and are sized based on the drainage area. Proper installation and maintenance, such as weeding and mulching, helps rain gardens function effectively.
Mill Creek Watershed, Ohio - Rain Gardens: A How to Guide
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
Virginia Homeowner's Guide to Rain GardensSotirakou964
The document provides guidance on designing a rain garden for homeowners. It discusses what stormwater is, the benefits of rain gardens, and who should consider installing one. The workbook then walks through testing the soil type, compaction, and infiltration rate at the potential garden site. Calculations are shown for determining the depth of the rain garden depression based on infiltration rate, measuring slope, identifying the best location, calculating the drainage area, and sizing the garden based on drainage area and depth. The goal is to guide homeowners through the entire planning process to help ensure rain garden success.
WA: Pierce County: Small Rain Garden Technical GuideSotirakou964
This technical guide provides guidance on designing and installing small rain gardens to help manage stormwater runoff. Rain gardens are shallow depressions planted with native plants that allow stormwater to soak into the ground rather than run off into sewer systems. The guide outlines best practices for siting, soil preparation, plant selection, and sizing rain gardens based on the area draining to them. Following the guidelines can help rain gardens effectively treat pollutants in stormwater while also recharging groundwater and reducing flooding.
Rain gardens are shallow depressions in the landscape designed to capture rainwater runoff from rooftops, lawns, and other surfaces. They allow the rainwater to naturally seep into the ground, recharging groundwater supplies and preventing polluted runoff. Benefits include reducing flooding, filtering pollutants, and creating wildlife habitat. When designing a rain garden, the size and depth depend on the amount of runoff to be captured and the soil type. Native plants suitable for both wet and dry conditions should be selected. Ongoing maintenance includes weeding and replanting as needed.
North Carolina, Asheville - Rain Gardens
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
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Rain gardens are landscaped areas planted with native plants that capture and filter stormwater runoff from roofs, driveways, and other hard surfaces. They are typically planted in low-lying, flat areas of the yard near where water flows naturally or near downspouts. To build a rain garden, homeowners determine the size based on drainage area, dig a basin, add soil amendments if needed, plant native water-tolerant plants, and add mulch to allow runoff to slowly infiltrate the ground while trapping pollutants. Properly sited and planted rain gardens reduce flooding risks and improve water quality.
The document provides instructions for sizing a rain garden based on measuring the drainage area, determining the slope and soil type, and using those factors to calculate the necessary size through formulas. Students will measure the hard surfaces and lawn areas draining into the garden. They use the slope measurement to determine garden depth and identify the soil type. Tables provide soil factors based on depth and type to multiply with the drainage area to obtain the sized needed for 100% runoff control. A worksheet guides working through each step.
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This document summarizes guidelines for designing and implementing rain gardens as an alternative stormwater management practice. Rain gardens are shallow depressions planted with native vegetation that filter and infiltrate stormwater runoff from small areas like rooftops and driveways. The summary provides details on the components and functions of rain gardens, their recommended applications for residential properties, benefits, feasibility considerations, and guidance on sizing rain gardens based on water quality volume calculations.
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Austin Texas Rain Garden Fact Sheet
1. earth-wise guide to
Rain Gardens
Keeping Water on the Land
What is a
rain garden?
A rain garden is a shallow, vegetated
depression designed to absorb and
filter runoff from hard (impervious)
surfaces like roofs, sidewalks, and
driveways. Rain gardens are usually
planted with colorful native plants
and grasses. They not only provide
an attractive addition to the yard,
but also help to conserve water and
protect our water quality.
How does a rain
garden help?
As Austin becomes increasingly
urbanized, native landscapes are
replaced with impervious surfaces
that prevent rainwater from soak-
ing into the ground. Stormwater Photo: Mary Ann Ryan - Master Gardener
quickly runs off these hard surfaces,
picking up any pollutants from the
land and carrying them to our
creeks. This rapidly flowing water Create A Rain Garden in Six Steps
also increases the chances of flood-
ing and erosion.
The goal of a rain garden is to keep Find the Right Select an area on gently sloping or
water on the land. Rain gardens, flat land
with their shallow depressions, Location
Verify the slope of your lawn
capture stormwater and provide Observe the flow of water (instructions on next page). Slope
for natural infiltration into the soil. from rooftops, driveways or should less than 10%
This provides water for the plants other hard su
surface and place the raingarden
and helps maintain a constant flow where this water collects If possible, pick a spot in full to partial
of water in our streams through sun. Shady locations will still work, but
groundwater. They also help filter the options for attractive plants are
out pollutants including fertilizers, more limited in the shade
pesticides, oil, heavy metals and Make sure that any overflow does not
other chemicals that would oth- cause unintended runoff to a neighbor’s
erwise reach our creeks through property or other structure
storm drains or drainage ditches.
By reducing the quantity of water If you are experiencing drainage-related
that runs off your property, rain gar- problems (e.g. severe foundation prob-
dens help lower the risk of flooding lems, erosion or local flooding), consider
and erosion. placing the rain garden at least 10’ away
from the structure
Avoid areas with utility lines. Be sure to
call 1-800-DIG-TESS (344-8377) to iden-
tify the location of underground utilities
www.growgreen.org – the service is free
2. How to Calculate the Slope of Your Lawn
6” 120” = .05 x 100 = 5% slope
1. Pound one stake in the ground at the 4. Measure the distance in inches between
uphill end of your rain garden site and the two stakes
pound another stake in the ground at 5. Now measure the height in inches on the
the downhill end. The stakes should be downhill stake between the ground and
about 10’ apart string
2. Tie a string to the bottom of the uphill 6. Divide the height between the ground
stake and run the string to the and string by the distance between the
downhill stake two stakes and multiply the result by 100
3. Using a string or carpenter’s level, make to find the lawn’s percent slope
the string horizontal and tie the string to
the downhill stake at that height
Test the Soil Finally, divide this area by 6. This
Calculate the Size
When soil is saturated calculation tells you how large the
(after you’ve irrigated and Shape of Your rain garden should be to hold 1”
or it has rained,) dig a Garden of runoff in a rain garden that is 6”
hole 6” in diameter and Through observation, locate the deep (see options below)
12” deep in the area you’d like to put roof area or other impervious
the rain garden. (Ideally, you want to surface that will contribute runoff Impervious Surface Raingarden Size Options
be sure there is at least the 12” of soil Area (sq. ft.) (sq. ft.) (ft. x ft.)
to your rain garden
above bedrock) 200 33 3x11or 4x9
Use a tape measure to estimate
the size of the area. This doesn’t 400 67 5x14; 7x10
require climbing on the roof! 600 100 5x20; 8x12
Standing on the ground, measure 800 133 6x22; 10x13
the footprint of the area you are 1000 167 6x28; 10x17
interested in (the area taken up
by your house if you were looking Remember more than one raingar-
down from above) den might be needed to collect all
Once you have estimated the length the run off from your roof
and width, multiply the two mea- Rain gardens shouldn’t be just func-
surements to get the area of the tional - they should be attractive,
impervious surface in square feet creative and fun!
Each Drainage Area = 1/4 of rooftop
60’
Downspout
Total Rooftop = 1800 sq. ft.
Insert a ruler and fill the hole with 30’
water up to the 6” mark. Time how 30’
long it takes the water to be ab-
sorbed into the ground 15’ 1/4 Rooftop = 450 sq. ft.
4 o t p 4 q
The water should absorb in less than
24 hours. If there is still water in the
hole after 24 hours, then the site is
not suitable for a rain garden
If your soils meet the infiltration test 75 sq. ft.
75 sq. ft.
requirements, then you are ready to
build the garden! Drainage = 30’ x 15’ : 6 = 75 sq.’
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Construction
Once you feel
confident in the
placement of the garden, lay out the
l f h
shape using string or tape to define
where to dig
Now you are ready to dig!!!
- If the yard is fairly level (flat), just Pick
dig out the garden to a depth up the City of
of 6” Austin’s Grow Green
landscaping material (like stone or fact sheets and plant guide
- If the yard is on a gentle slope, timber). This will distribute over-
you may need to dig out soil at most areas nurseries or
flow evenly across the perimeter visit www.growgreen.org
from the upslope area to con- of the rain garden
struct a small berm (mound for proper installation
of compacted soil) at the Loosen the soil in the bottom of and establishment
downslope side of the garden the rain garden to a depth of 3 tips
inches. Top dress the loosened soil
Maintain a depth of 6 inches with compost so the soil is ready
throughout the bottom of the rain for planting
garden. A string level can help you
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The City of
Austin Resource
Recovery Center
offers glass mulch for
free if you load it your-
self. 10108 FM 812,
Austin,TX
7. Maintenance
Water regularly until plants are
established (usually one growing
season)
Weed as needed
Avoid fertilizing - it’s usually unnec-
essary for most native plants
If your rain garden is located near
a gutter downspout or roof val-
ley, consider adding rain barrels so
that you will have an extra store of
water for irrigating the rain gar-
den plants during dry weather. The
City of Austin Water Utility offers
rebates for the purchase of qualify-
ing rain barrels. http://www.ci.austin.
tx.us/watercon/rainbarrelprogram.htm
Observe the performance of your
rain garden over time to make sure
it functions as planned. If the wa- Suggested Plants for Central Texas Raingardens
ter remains for longer than 2 days,
amend the soil by gently cultivating
the top 4” to 6“ to break-up any Base of the garden Sides of the garden
surface crust. Add sand or compost
to create a more free-draining soil Bushy Bluestem Big Bluestem
and then re-apply mulch to Cardinal Flower Big Muhly
the surface Eastern Gamagrass Black-eyed Susan
Fall Obedient Plant Brazos Penstemon
Frogfruit Clasping Coneflower
If there is Gregg’s Mistflower Cut-leaf Daisy
standing water, will Horsetail Deer Muhly
mosquitoes be a problem? Inland Sea Oats Eastern Gamagrass
Mosquitoes should not be a Marsh Obedient Plant Gulf Coast Muhly
problem because a rain garden is Maximilian Sunflower Illinois Bundleflower
designed to only hold water for a
day or two – not long enough Salt Marsh Mallow Marsh Fleabane
for mosquitoes to complete Scarlet Rose Mallow Pink Evening Primrose
their breeding cycle. Slender Rush Pitcher Sage
Soft Rush Plains Coreopsis
Swamp Milkweed Prairie Wildrye
Swamp Sunflower Scarlet Sage
Switchgrass
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Design Template to
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For water conserving
tips and rebates, visit
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