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Have You Created a Rain Garden?

How do you manage or reuse storm water in your yard or garden?

From the lens Rain Gardens-Nature's Water Filters.

rain gardens share this water conservation lensDo you have a rain garden, garden pond or water barrel to collect and store storm water in your yard?

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  • caffimages Apr 28, 2012 @ 3:58 pm | delete
    Brilliant concept, well explained. I'm adding you to my rainwater harvesting lens/
  • CorkFlooringTips Apr 28, 2012 @ 1:34 pm | delete
    A lot more people should be recycling rain water come on guys its Free!!!
  • fotolady49 Apr 27, 2012 @ 1:34 am | delete
    Exceptional and very informative lens, on a subject that several people I know will be interested in. I will share the link......
  • JaguarJulie Apr 24, 2012 @ 12:47 pm | delete
    I would love to create such a rain garden as I have plenty of space out back ... we were suffering lately with the worst drought of weather in 91 years.
  • Cari_Kay Apr 24, 2012 @ 5:29 am | delete
    Our yard in Oregon was set up a bit like this and it was beautiful! Your page is just so well done!
  • KReneeC Apr 21, 2012 @ 9:22 pm | delete
    After seeing this lens, I definitely would like to invest in something to collect rain water. Thanks for the great lens!
  • JohannTheDog Apr 11, 2012 @ 10:38 am | delete
    What a pawsome idea!!!! Love the environment benefits and the beauty!
  • bloomingrose Apr 2, 2012 @ 7:20 pm | delete
    Both your lens and AnthonyAltorenna's are excellent. They compliment each other, I found some different information on the two lenses. Blessed, sent out to Google plus - more people need to know this information.
  • AnthonyAltorenna Apr 1, 2012 @ 8:29 pm | delete
    Beautiful! Your rain garden is spectacular, and I wish that I had visited this lens before I created the rain garden in my yard.
  • grannysage Mar 23, 2012 @ 1:58 am | delete
    I am so terribly impressed by this. I love this concept. I love your yard. This should be submitted as an article to Mother Earth News.
  • nancycarol Mar 22, 2012 @ 11:27 pm | delete
    We get very little rain water, but when we do, it pours. The weeds in my garden adore our rainy season, then I have to get them all yanked out of the ground. Vegas is a strange environment! Love your lens and what wonderful uses for the natural rainfall. Thanks for sharing.
  • Words-of-Encouragement Mar 17, 2012 @ 11:10 pm | delete
    We don't have a rain garden, but we do have low lying areas that fill with water after snows. Last year we had major basement flooding for the first time ever. Then it took weeks for the water in the low areas to drain. You've given me some great ideas on flood management.
  • jeffrichley Mar 13, 2012 @ 11:49 am | delete
    We haven't done this but I've been looking for a nice landscaping idea just like this. I just might do this!
  • airbornechappy Nov 21, 2011 @ 9:14 pm | delete
    I do this on a small scale with each of my plants...I make a little swale on the down-slope side of the planting to catch rainwater...voila! Free water!
  • lisajohns Oct 20, 2011 @ 2:05 am | delete
    I don't have a rain garden but I like this lens. A Berkey water filter will make sure that the water you drink is free from contaminants and healthy to consume.
  • tcorbs Aug 30, 2011 @ 10:26 am | delete
    Beautiful idea! Love the rain garden pics.
  • valiapegli Aug 29, 2011 @ 10:42 am | delete
    I don't have rain garden yet, but I will have one soon and I will follow all your instructions!
  • KarenTBTEN Aug 10, 2011 @ 12:12 am | delete
    This is solid scientific writing on a subject most people probably don't think about. It is excellent for those with houses and yards. I'm in an 8-story apartment building and can't emulate it myself, but SquidAngel blessings.
  • franstan Jun 19, 2011 @ 7:40 pm | delete
    What a great lens!
  • PondWorld Jun 13, 2011 @ 2:02 pm | delete
    We love adding toads, turtles, and fish to our ponds too!
  • Angel Endicott Apr 4, 2011 @ 9:28 am | delete
    I would like to know if my back yard would benefit from having a rain garden. We have commercial property that butts up to our back yard and is elevated about 3 feet higher than our yard. When it rains all the storm runoff runs down their sloping lot into our yard causing at points severe flooding in our basement. Norfolk, VA Storm Water management said there is nothing they can do to enforce the commercial property to correct it because it has been like that for over 10 years. That being said does anyone know if rain gardens etc would help?
  • Pastiche May 18, 2011 @ 3:48 pm | delete
    We had a similar problem with a neighbor's runoff, and similar non-assistance from local officials. We added soil berms with plantings on them along the upper side of our lot to keep their stormwater away from our house - now it runs around our backyard and down one side of the property instead of into our back door and basement.
  • Angel Endicott May 20, 2011 @ 12:50 am | delete
    Thank you for the idea of creating berms. It may end up being a pond in my back yard. The post office's lot slopes into my back yard. And it is still 5' higher than my yard. We thought of building our land up but it would not be good for the other neighbors. Berms may be the only way to go. Thanks again for the reply.
  • Kimbesa Apr 1, 2011 @ 2:54 pm | delete
    Wonderful...thanks! And angel blessed!
  • aj2008 Mar 13, 2011 @ 7:36 am | delete
    We have a wildlife pond in our back garden and yes, we have what we call a "water butt" that collects the rain runoff from our garden shed. We would like to have more.

    I have not created a rain garden - yet! But you have certainly given me some inspiration about what to do when we finally landscape our front garden, which is just laid to grass at the moment.

    This has to be one of the best "green" lenses I have seen in a long while. Thank you so much for taking the time to put it all together.
  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Mar 11, 2011 @ 2:27 pm | delete
    I'd love a rain garden. Since I live in a high desert (alpine) zone, I will have to get creative. I do have to say, though, that my spring snow melt "gardens" are spectacular! Nice lens!
  • 2ues Mar 9, 2011 @ 5:28 pm | delete
    This is the first time I heard of this great idea, I have put it on my green hub. It was really interesting to discover this useful gardening idea.
  • lindarandall Feb 27, 2011 @ 6:55 pm | delete
    linking you to my water crisis facts lens, blessings by a squid angel ;)
  • deejames Feb 12, 2011 @ 10:48 pm | delete
    I love your info on Rain gardens. Please check out myirrigation and sprinkler repair services
  • KokoTravel Jan 22, 2011 @ 10:22 am | delete
    We have a great 'creek' that we built that collects water and supplies water for wildlife. The neighbors love it, too!
  • AdrianaCopaceanu Jan 21, 2011 @ 8:14 am | delete
    What a detailed lens! Loved learning about rain gardens. Blessed by a Squid Angel :)
  • awelldressedbullet Oct 5, 2010 @ 12:27 pm | delete
    What a fantastic idea, I just love it and really must try this next year, on a small scale to start.
  • awakeningwellness Oct 2, 2010 @ 12:22 pm | delete
    I wish I had a rain garden in my backyard...great informative lens!
  • Oct 2, 2010 @ 12:40 am | delete
    Your rain garden is beautiful! I love this idea and appreciate you sharing so much information on it. It seems like something that should be a standard feature in every yard, and every business that has any kind of open area or courtyard.
  • Pastiche Oct 6, 2010 @ 11:55 am | delete
    Ours came about because we needed to manage enormous amounts of runoff in our yard. It just evolved into what it is today, and it works splendidly. My hubby actually designs large scale rain gardens as part of his job, so our garden is the "test bed" for his new ideas to handle storm water.
  • WritingforYourWealth Mar 5, 2010 @ 1:55 am | delete
    Great pictures and information! I'm trying to add edible plants (and get rid of my grass!) but this would be fun to incorporate too.
  • eclecticeducation Dec 18, 2009 @ 12:22 pm | delete
    I'm going to have to learn more about this! Great lens!!! :)
  • sittonbull Jul 27, 2009 @ 10:31 pm | delete
    Congratulations on your "Purple Star" and on making Kim G's "Another Day of 100 Squid Angel Blessings" with this great lens. Water conservation and water quality is a passion for me and the focus of one of my businesses so I am thrilled with the quality and content you have chosen for this award winning lens. Showered with stars and a favorite.
  • KimGiancaterino Jul 27, 2009 @ 2:48 pm | delete
    You've been blessed by a Squid Angel, and this lens was included in Another Day of One Hundred Squid Angel Blessings.
  • 24websurf Jul 8, 2009 @ 12:26 pm | delete
    Congratulations on the Purple Star! Your lenses have always been some of my favorites on Squidoo. I love that pic of the frog peeking out.. too cute! What a great lens about an idea many people should think about!
  • NatureMaven Jul 1, 2009 @ 6:44 pm | delete
    I wish more people in Maryland adopted rain gardening practices, it certainly would help the Chesapeake Bay. *****
  • mbgphoto Jun 27, 2009 @ 10:21 am | delete
    Great information! congrats on the purple star! 5 stars!
  • Tiddledeewinks Jun 5, 2009 @ 6:52 am | delete
    I have a small running brook near my garden that I use to water it with using water cans, since I don't have a house there with use of a garden hose.
  • BFuniv.com May 31, 2009 @ 7:14 pm | delete
    Fascinating. I live in a semi-arid desert; there is both less and more need here. Our few storms during the winter wash pollutants directly into the ocean - nasty stuff. The rest of the year any decorative grasses would need to be watered, and shortages are looming (perhaps cactus, succulents, and desert wildflowers would work). The clay base below the top soil is another problem. Thanks for the information, now to decide how to apply it.
  • poddys May 23, 2009 @ 6:44 pm | delete
    Congratulations on the Purple Star, this is a great lens. 5***** Great resource for anyone wanting to make a rain garden. Wish I had the space, time and money to make one.
  • monarch13 May 19, 2009 @ 3:48 am | delete
    Congrats on the purple star, great ideas!
  • ChineseKitesforKids May 16, 2009 @ 4:11 pm | delete
    What an incredible idea. Very informative lens too. 5 stars!

    I found your lens in the "List a Lens a Day" group. Very glad I did.
  • seedplanter May 16, 2009 @ 3:09 pm | delete
    Good for you! This lens is fascinating, and it goes to show how our natural resources like simple rain water can be rechanneled for good. My son and daughter-in-law have a runoff barrel, which they use for all their gardening needs. They never use their garden hose anymore. Congrats on a well-deserved purple star. Great lens!
  • mukunda22 May 16, 2009 @ 10:38 am | delete
    Beautiful concept--and congrats on the purple star!!
  • Joan4 May 15, 2009 @ 9:06 pm | delete
    Congratulations on that beautiful purple star!
  • janices7 May 15, 2009 @ 12:02 pm | delete
    Lovely and informative lens! Congrats on the purple star.
  • Jimmie May 15, 2009 @ 10:49 am | delete
    You got a purple star!! Congrats to you!!
  • Pastiche May 15, 2009 @ 10:23 am | delete
    Thank you to everyone for visiting this rain garden lens - water conservation, watershed protection and native plant propagation are easy to achieve with this type of garden feature. And w00t! a PURPLE STAR!
  • Evelyn_Saenz May 15, 2009 @ 10:19 am | delete
    Congratulations on your well deserved Purple Star!

    Thank you for featuring my Frog and Rain lenses below.
  • Susan52 May 15, 2009 @ 10:14 am | delete
    Excellent information that we could put into practice at our house. Thanks for the info, and congratulations on the purple star!
  • CherylK May 15, 2009 @ 9:56 am | delete
    I forgot to say Congratulations on your new Purple Star! Very well deserved, Lee.
  • CherylK May 15, 2009 @ 9:49 am | delete
    You've done a great job on this lens. Lots of useful information that will hopefully nudge more people into checking them out. I'm lensrolling it to my raingarden lens and my lakescaping lens.
  • DisneyMom Apr 20, 2009 @ 9:41 am | delete
    Very nice lens. I've been flower and vegetable gardening for years but I never explored this strategy for managing rain water. I could see this saving me money on my water bill. Thanks for the good info. Well presented.
  • Sarunas Mar 30, 2009 @ 11:01 am | delete
    Awesome lens :) Well Done I'm writing ten. Ups 5* I can :D
  • a_willow Mar 29, 2009 @ 12:32 am | delete
    Great lens! I work on my green lens and hopefully when I'm done, I'll remember to come back and link it! So it goes to favs! :)
  • QueSea Mar 28, 2009 @ 3:51 pm | delete
    Thank you. My wife and I have been considering designs for gardens in our yard. I'll add this to my favorites and use it for reference.
  • Jewelsofawe Mar 28, 2009 @ 2:49 pm | delete
    Great idea. Love any tips for going green. We should all think that way and reduce our carbon footprint.
  • WendyKrick Mar 28, 2009 @ 9:40 am | delete
    Wonderful lens. I enjoyed it very much.
  • Chadrew Mar 19, 2009 @ 7:16 pm | delete
    Fascinating lens with tons of interesting information. I loved the photos as well.
  • Evelyn_Saenz Mar 1, 2009 @ 3:10 pm | delete
    Wonderful Lens! I think you have inspired me to hook up a rain barrel when I get back to my farm in Vermont.

    Lensrolled to It's Raining , It's Pouring.
  • mulberry Feb 27, 2009 @ 5:18 pm | delete
    Great information, I would love to do more of this in my yard.
  • paperfacets Feb 26, 2009 @ 9:46 pm | delete
    This year I have collected rain in barrels. Mostly for watering plants around the yard. Water is expensive in SoCal. This is something to think about and if done with rocks it could be an area that does not have to be watered in the summer.
    Well done. Top notch lens.

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Pastiche is an organic gardener who uses native plants to landscape her garden which includes a rain garden, dry creek, fish pond and French drain. more »

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