If you have an area in your yard that regularly collects water after a downpour, you can turn it into a landscaping asset by creating a rain garden. Areas where your garden slopes down or there's a ...

Lakewood resident Pam Filder walks trough Avonlea Gardens plant nursery during a field trip with the Chagrin River Watershed Partners Master Rain Gardener Program on Thursday, July 27 2023. Jen ...

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 ...

Shannon Freix stands by her backyard rain garden in Kalispell on Wednesday, July 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) A sign at the corner of Shannon Freix's backyard rain garden for the Flathead Rain ...

Gemma is an experienced freelance writer who has spent the last five years focusing on expert-driven content relating to homes and gardens. She has contributed to several lifestyle publications ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In the last decade or so, a growing number of cities have turned to rain gardens.

It's never fun to get into any conflict with a neighbor, but if they are causing flooding in your yard, you will definitely ...

AKRON, Ohio - Ted Flacksbarth used to regard the low-lying area in his back yard as a headache. Now it's a source of satisfaction, an asset that beautifies his yard while it benefits the environment.

LAKE TWP. ‒ Sherri Smith was ready to sell her house. Almost immediately after she moved into her new home four years ago, flooding became a major issue in her backyard. Rainfall left a large corner ...

Ever look at your yard and wish it felt more inviting, but just the thought of spending all weekend on it makes you tired?

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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 ...