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"Rain Gardens
A beautiful way to clean and recycle stormwater
A rain garden is a bowl-shaped garden designed to collect and absorb runoff from a roof or parking lot. Rain gardens are constructed by filling a basin in a low-lying area with a special soil blend, hearty plants, mulch and sometimes a layer of gravel.
Why should I make a rain garden?
By capturing runoff, raingardens prevent polluted stormwater from going down the storm drain and out to our rivers, ponds and bays. Rain gardens also help replenish our aquifers and groundwater-fed rivers and ponds by recharging rainwater into the ground rather than down the stormdrains. In fact, rain gardens absorb 30% more water than the same size area of lawn!
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