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. Heat and lack of rainfall can stress ...
BLOOMING FLOWERS AND PLANTS. THEIR GOAL IS TO HELP MANAGE WATER LOT -- WHERE IT IS FALLING. >> WILL NOT RAIN FALLS, IT NEEDS A PLACE TO GO. IT IS BETTER TO MANAGE ON YOUR OWN PPERTYRO AND USE MOTHER ...
What is a rain garden, and how does it work? Rain gardens, sometimes called bio-retention areas, are shallow depressions in the landscape that capture stormwater and allow it to gradually percolate ...
If you have an area in your yard that regularly collects water after a downpour, you can turn it into a landscaping asset by ...
Do you have a spot in your yard that stays wet a lot of the time? It may be a low area where water collects after a rain, or a swale that directs water away from the house. While you might consider ...
Managing stormwater is a difficult and expensive challenge, particularly in the built environment of urban areas such as Greater Columbus, where so much of the environment is covered with impervious ...
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A rock pathway directs water from the gutter on this home to the native plants in a garden designed by landscaper Carrie Dubberley. Carrie Dubberley Taylor Kirkland loves his creek-side property in ...
Everyone can do something to live thoughtfully on the land. Rain gardens are one way people can connect with their local waterway, even if they do not live near it. Planting a rain garden can help ...
While our patchy lawns are happy to soak up a much-needed downpour after the driest spring on record, it's important to ...
The demonstration rain garden in Bartholomew County is located on the IUPU Columbus Campus in a parking lot island and had previously been a flat and open, windswept area occupied by turf grass ...