Rain Gardens are an easy way to beautify your yard and the world while contributing to a clean lake.
Plant A Rain Garden
Rain gardens and bioretention/infiltration devices allow about 30 percent more water to soak into the ground compared to a conventional lawn. These native plant gardens enhance groundwater recharge and reduce stormwater runoff and pollution while attracting birds, butterflies and beneficial pollinators.
Resources to help you plan your own Rain Garden:
- Create our Own Rain Garden in 6 Easy Steps
- NW Ohio Rain Garden Manual
- Designing A Rain Garden
- Rain Garden Plans
- Rain Garden Plant List
- Part Shade Rain garden layout
- Rain Garden Plants -part shade
- Sun Rain garden layout
- Rain Garden Plants- sun
Related Land to Lake Documents:
- Plants with A Purpose: Landscaping with Ohio’s Native Plants
Good Reference Sites:
- Fort Wayne’s Rain Garden Program – CatchingRainFW.org
- Toledo-Lucas County Rain Garden Initiative – TLCRaingardeninitiative.org
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – Ohio native plants
Need professional help installing your rain garden?
These local contacts have participated in Land to Lake Rain Garden Workshop for Professional Landscapers:
- Jon DeMuth- jdemuth@defnet.com
B.E. Mangas & Son LLC Construction & Landscaping
28611 State Route 281, Defiance, Ohio 43512, 419-438-0019 - Mark Shininger
Marking Outdoors Inc. 419-769-0207