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.
In this slide show Tom Barrett, head of Green Water infrastructure, examines the positive environmental impact rain gardens can have on the environment and ways to maximize their effect
Northwest Arkansas Rain Gardens
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
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In this slide show Tom Barrett, head of Green Water infrastructure, examines the positive environmental impact rain gardens can have on the environment and ways to maximize their effect
Northwest Arkansas Rain Gardens
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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 ~
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
Daria Wicks shares ways to rescue the rain at Horticulture Corner: Rain Gardens at the Garden club of Jacksonville. She discussed the benefits of a rain garden, as well as a few fundamental build instructions.
A rain garden is a depressed area in the landscape that collects rainwater from a roof, driveway, or street and allows it to soak into the ground. Planted with grasses and flowering perennials, rain gardens can be a cost-effective and beautiful way to reduce runoff from your property. Rain gardens can also help filter out pollutants in runoff and provide food and shelter for butterflies, songbirds, and other wildlife.
Chicago Illinois - Plant a Rain Garden in your Yard - Help Protect Our Water Resources, & Beautify Your Yard & Neighborhood
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
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North Dakota: Capturing and Using the Rains of the Great Plains
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
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Marion County, Indiana - Build your own Rain Garden
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
Rain Gardens for Clean Streams
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
Project Aware - Rain Gardens
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
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A presentation about rain garden design, installation, and maintenance. Presented by Kate Venturini, Landscape Restoration Specialist with the University of Rhode Island, during the Buzzards Bay Coalition's 2014 Decision Makers Workshop series. Learn more at www.savebuzzardsbay.org/DecisionMakers
Ohio, Toledo - Lucas County Rain Gardens
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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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 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
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2. Rain gardens are
• Attractive
• Landscaped areas shaped to capture runoff
• Planted with perennial native plants that do not
mind getting "wet feet"
• Built in a shape that allows
water to percolate
• Amazingly beneficial
4. Rain gardens
• Enhance the beauty of
yards and communities
• Provide habitat for birds
and butterflies
• Help keep water clean by
filtering storm water
• Help alleviate flooding
problems
5.
6. Step 1: Locate
and Prepare
the Site
• Pick a site for your garden that tends to collect water
or where runoff from your driveway or downspout can
be diverted into it
• Your rain garden should be at least 10 feet away from
foundations, underground utilities, and drainfields
• You can also calculate the best spot(s) – there’s lots of
help out there!
8. Step 2: Your
Design - Select
Your Plants!
» For best results, native plants suitable for your garden’s conditions
» Select a variety of native flowers, ferns, grasses, shrubs and small
trees that will provide color and interest throughout the season
» Group plants together for the most impact; estimate one small plant
per square foot
» Plants also provide food and habitat for birds, butterflies and bees.
• There are many Resources for Garden Design and Plants
• http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/der/riverways/pdf/raingardenfactsheet.pdf
10. Step 3:
Prepare
your Site
Lay out a rope or garden hose in the shape desired as a
guide for digging
Create the “saucer” contour of the garden. For best
infiltration, the bottom of the garden should be level
Dig the garden; the depth of the depression is generally
from 4 to 8” (but sometimes as much as 12”)
Introduce sand, gravel, peat, etc, that are needed to give
proper drainage
Create a swale to direct water into the garden from a
downspout or pavement
11.
12. Step 4: Get
Out Your
Gloves and
Tools!
Amend the soil to allow the rain garden to both
evaporate and slowly drain rain waters
A roto-tiller or larger equipment may be required
Volunteers needing to fulfill scout or school
service projects may be ready and willing to assist
if you’re doing a rain garden for a school, church,
or town building!
13. Step 4:
Maintaining
Your Rain
Garden
Rain Gardens are Easy to Maintain but are not Maintenance Free
During the first two or three years water and replace plants that did
not survive, and/or rearrange plants to wetter or dryer areas if
needed.
Mulch annually to keep soil moist and allow easy infiltration of rain
water
2-3 inches of mulch every spring. Use a natural, un-dyed mulch.
Weed annually
Keep the plant community diverse and attractive, periodically clear dead vegetation and any debris
16. See a Garden in Massachusetts, e.g.:
• Cohasset: Water • Plymouth: Town Hall,
Treatment Plant King St.; Lincoln St.; Stephens
along Pond & Arrowood Field; Plimoth
Streets. Plantation
• Hull: Weir River Estuary • Scituate: Scituate High
Center School; Hughey Rd.
• Ipswich: IRWA, County • Wilmington: Eleven
Rd; Partridge Place gardens along Silver
• Leominster: Trustees of Lake Avenue, near Silver
Reservations, Lindell Ave. Lake Beach