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![]() image: Oregon Rain Garden Guide |
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| Rainwater Collection: Rain Gardens and Harvesting A rain garden is a shallow, planted depression which allows runoff from surfaces like roofs and driveways to be collected and absorbed, with overflow stormwater then entering the storm sewer. Rain gardens help to improve water quality in nearby bodies of water and cut down on the levels of pollutants reaching nearby streams and creeks. The plants used are often native, since the often do not require fertilizer and can attract native butterflies, birds, and beneficial insects. Wildflowers, ferns, rushes, shrubs, and small trees can take up excess water, with the remaining water filtering through the soil before entering the groundwater system. Click here to learn more about rain gardens: UConn's Rain Garden Brochure (6MB). |
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