A Rain Garden or "bioretention basin" is a vegetated depression in an urban landscape that collects, treats, and recharges storm water into the ground. Because it is a garden as much as it is a ...

A rain garden is a type of bioretention, constructed as a shallow depression to hold and infiltrate water from rooftops via downspouts, driveways or other impervious surfaces to reduce polluted ...

Sustainability, biodiversity, native species, plants for pollinators and big, bold houseplants look to be among the gardening trends of 2025. A move towards species which will weather the storm of ...

Homeowners often select native plants to grow in their rain gardens. Indiana native plant species are commonly grown in rain gardens because of their adaptation to the local climate, soils, and many ...

Impervious surfaces, like parking lots, driveways, and walkways, make it difficult for stormwater to flow toward soil and ...

My friend Barb and I took a bus trip to Nashville, and after talking about our children and grandchildren our conversations turned to our love of gardening. She told me about a bulb given to her ...

Dry periods during fall and winter will cause injury or death to parts of the root system of trees, shrubs and perennials.