If you have an area in your yard that regularly collects water after a downpour, you can turn it into a landscaping asset by ...

Identify a low section of your yard — or choose a location where you want to create one. Make sure that utilities are not ...

Plants can't survive without water. But too much or too little causes problems. More plants have been killed by improper ...

Rain gardens or French drains can help manage excess water in yards. Homeowners should regularly check their landscapes for storm damage, pests, and diseases. If some of our flowering plants seem ...

Rain gardens, sometimes called bio-retention areas, are shallow depressions in the landscape that capture stormwater and allow it to gradually percolate into the soil. Planted with moisture-loving ...

Rain gardens are designed to catch this runoff before it reaches our waterways. These low-lying depressions (generally 4”-8” deep) are planted with native plants and allow rain water and ...

MMSD's rain garden plant sale is going on right now. The plants for sale will help to manage rain where it falls, which has positive impacts on our environment.

Properly designed and installed rain gardens only have standing water for 12-48 hours after a rainfall, depending on the amount of rain. They are dry the rest of the time.

Rain gardens or French drains can help manage excess water in yards. Homeowners should regularly check their landscapes for storm damage, pests, and diseases. If some of our flowering plants seem ...

Mary-Carson Stiff, Executive Director of Wetlands Watch explains how rain gardens work to filter runoff and shares plants she likes to grow. Featured on VHG episode 2402; April 2024. Virginia Home ...

A lack of regular rain, along with summer’s sun and heat, can seriously stress garden plants, especially when the drought lasts weeks or even a month or two.