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- What is a rain garden?
- What plants do you plant in a rain garden?
- What do you fill a rain garden with?
- What is a residential rain garden?
- When should you plant a rain garden?
- Do rain gardens attract mosquitoes?
- Are hydrangeas good for rain gardens?
- Are daylilies good for rain gardens?
- Can you plant trees in a rain garden?
- How effective are rain gardens?
- How do I make a rain garden without overwatering?
- How do I prepare my soil for a rain garden?
What is a rain garden?
A rain garden is a depressed area in the landscape that collects rain water 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.
What plants do you plant in a rain garden?
Plant a Rain Garden
- Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
- Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
- Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
- Swamp mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)
- Joe Pye weed (Eupatorium)
- Sedges (Carex)
- Bluestar (Amsonia)
- Turtlehead (Chelone)
What do you fill a rain garden with?
Fill all but the top 6 to 12 inches of the excavated area with rain-garden soil. Slope the sides gently. If the soil you excavated is relatively free of clay, you can use a mixture of 65 percent native soil to 35 percent compost, or 2 scoops of soil for each scoop of compost.
What is a residential rain garden?
Residential rain gardens
Rain gardens are shallow depressions filled with loose soil and planted with beautiful, hardy low-maintenance water-wise plants. When the downspout from your roof is directed toward the rain garden, the plants and soil naturally filter the runoff before it enters our stormwater system.
When should you plant a rain garden?
Although a rain garden can be installed anytime the ground is not frozen, spring and fall are the best times to start your garden. In spring, the soil is easier to dig and the rainy weather means less initial watering.
Do rain gardens attract mosquitoes?
Will mosquitoes like rain gardens too? No. Mosquitoes require at least seven days of standing water to complete their cycle before. A properly constructed rain garden should drain within twenty-four hours after a rain event.
Are hydrangeas good for rain gardens?
For smaller rain gardens, shrubs provide those necessary bones that lend interest to the landscape in the winter months. An oakleaf hydrangea will thrive in a rain garden while providing three seasons of interest.
Are daylilies good for rain gardens?
Even when not in flower, Daylilies provide nice texture in the rain garden with their narrow, fountain-like leaves.
Can you plant trees in a rain garden?
Most of the vegetation planted in rain gardens consists of shrubs and herbaceous plants, but you can also install trees in a rain garden if you wish. ... Note that rain gardens usually contain several different microhabitats, which will support different types of trees.
How effective are rain gardens?
Rain gardens are effective in removing up to 90% of nutrients and chemicals and up to 80% of sediments from the rainwater runoff. Compared to a conventional lawn, rain gardens allow for 30% more water to soak into the ground. ... Because rain gardens will drain within 12-48 hours, they prevent the breeding of mosquitoes.
How do I make a rain garden without overwatering?
You can use pre-mixed rain garden soil, or you can use general gardening topsoil. Mix compost with your soil before adding it into your garden, as it will provide nutrients that may be lacking in the soil. Your soil's compost content should be around 20-30%. The clay content in your soil should be minimal.
How do I prepare my soil for a rain garden?
Prepare the Soil
Once you've identified the new garden's location, remove the sod and dig a shallow depression approximately 6" deep. Slope the sides gradually from the outside edge to the deepest area. Use the soil that you remove to build up a slightly raised area on the lowest side of the garden.
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