How to Build Your Own Rain Garden and Why You Should

A well-planned trench can solve flooding problems in your yard as well as clean up the environment. Here's how to build a rain garden.

By Joshua Rapp Learn
May 3, 2023 7:30 PMMay 3, 2023 7:31 PM
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This article was originally published on May 26, 2022.

As urban areas expand throughout the planet, the more challenges develop with water treatment. Sewage is one thing, but storm runoff is also a problem. The rain that falls on cities and towns picks up pollutants or nutrients before it washes into waterways.

Rain gardens are one way to alleviate some of the pressure from water runoff. They act as sinks, absorbing the precipitation back into the soil where plants or trees can use it.

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