| Rain gardens are a great eco-friendly method of | | | | plants will add beauty and an environment to attract |
| controlling flood water and pollutants from entering our | | | | wildlife for you to enjoy, like birds, butterflies and toads. |
| natural water supplies. They can be as simple as a | | | | This form of wildlife is also beneficial in controlling the |
| shallow depression in your yard that will hold water for | | | | unwanted insects in your yard. Local native variety |
| short periods of time. These depressions are just | | | | plants that are use to large soakings of water at a |
| enough to hold rain water runoff and let it gather, | | | | time are usually the best choice for this type of |
| stopping it from entering municipal storm drains to end | | | | landscape. They are already adapted to the area and |
| up in our natural water sources. | | | | climate conditions. Your local garden centers can |
| Storm water runoff carries pollutants from the roads, | | | | usually tell you what is best for your area. |
| like oils and metals. Allowing this water to collect will | | | | Organic gardening is a good method to incorporate into |
| give it the chance to leach into the soil or be taken up | | | | this type of landscape. With a good healthy soil |
| by plants to be purified naturally, by natures methods, | | | | structure that is full of life. These living microorganisms |
| along with aiding in flood prevention. | | | | in the soil is what help in the purification of toxins that |
| Landscaping these depression with different native | | | | enter the soil from storm water runoff. |