Stormwater Management

Homeowners can reduce water runoff from their gardens by using a functional and aesthetic feature called a rain garden. A rain garden is a small area in a residential yard or neighborhood designed to temporarily hold and soak in rain water that comes from a house roof, driveway or other open area.

A rain garden is not a pond or wetland. It is dry most of the time and holds water after a rain. Rain gardens typically are planted with a mixture of perennial flowers, ornamental grasses and woody shrubs that are adapted to wet and dry conditions.