Rain scaping

Many homeowners wanting a dry creek bed often end up with a drainage ditch. For ideas along with form and function [LEARN MORE]

I'm making a rain garden and dry creek bed to collect, filter, absorb and divert all of the runoff that had been flooding and eroding my backyard, and wanted to share how I'm turning a muddy and weedy ditch in the middle of my garden into something truly magical. This is going to be one heck of a garden makeover. First, here's what's wrong with my existing rain garden and how I will fix it. If you're not quite happy with your own garden's design, maybe this will help you fix yours as well…

A rain chain collects roof runoff and delivers it to the rain garden. The rain garden collects water and lets it soak into the ground slowly, so it doesn't run

A rain garden is a shallow planted depression designed to hold water until it soaks into the soil, reducing stormwater runoff. Eco-friendly rain gardens can also fit handsomely into a landscape and include plants such as coneflower, switchgrass, bee balm, lobelia, and butterfly weed.

Capture rainwater and support local ecosystems with a rain garden. Find out how to design and plant a rain garden that benefits both your yard and the environment. 🌧️🌻 #RainGarden #WaterConservation #SustainableLandscaping

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In Japan, rain chains have been used for centuries as a device for directing rainwater runoff; they produce a musical cascade of water that empties either

Catching water in the landscape is often more efficient than using rain barrels. Here's how rainwater harvesting transformed my front yard garden.