Rain gardens a how-to manual for homeowners

Learn more about rain gardens here. B uild a Rain Garden with the Rain Garden App. The Rain Garden app (external link) developed by The Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) at the Universit y of Connecticut walks homeowners through each step of rain garden installa Rain gardens are landscape features, usually emphasizing native plantings, that are designed to capture storm water runoff and allow it to filter into the soil, and potentially groundwater, below. The simplest form of rain garden is a shallow depression located downslope from impervious Select Ecology and then Rain Garden Handbook for pricing options. The Rain Garden Handbook for Western Washington is a guide for helping people plan, design and build rain gardens to assist in controlling stormwater. This guide can be used by homeowners, landscapers, landscape architects, engineers and others to implement Rain Gardens in Florida Rain Gardens: A How-to Manual for Homeowners 1. A HOW-TO MANUAL FOR HOMEOWNERS RAIN GARDENS Your Personal Contribution to Cleaner Water PRODUCTION CREDITS This manual is a product of the TAPP (Think About Personal Pollution) Campaign, which is funded by a Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to the City of Tallahassee through the For detailed guidance on where and how to install a native soil rain garden, as well as recommended alternatives to rain gardens under certain conditions, see How to RainScape. For a comprehensive overview of rain garden design using an intuitive visual interface, check out this interactive graphic from the University of Nebraska-Extension. Rain Gardens - A how-to manual for homeowners 7 How Deep Should the Rain Garden Be? A typical rain garden is between four and eight inches deep. A rain garden more than eight inches deep might pond water too long, look like a hole in the ground, and present a tripping hazard for somebody stepping into it. The rain garden depth is determined by the slope of the lawn. To determine the slope of your lawn follow the directions in Rain Gardens A How-to Manual for Homeowners. For 4% slope or less, construct a 3 to 5 inch deep rain garden. For a 5 and 7% slope, construct a 6 to 7 inch deep rain garden. For an 8 to 12% Rain Gardens Credits- All images in this presentation are from the following manual: Rain Gardens- A How-to Manual for Homeowners Your Personal Contribution to Cleaner Water Authors- City of Tallahassee Stormwater Management, TAPP- Think About Personal Pollution. www.TAPPwater.org. NHDES Soak Up the Rain NH Additional information on rain gardens and the Soak Up the Rain program can be found on the program's website at www.soaknh.org. Video script available upon request to Rain gardens not only beautify an area, they bring larger benefits to the environment, both locally and beyond. How to Use This Guide Rain garden style is a matter of individual taste, but rain garden function is the result of careful pl