Water is standing in a low spot in my yard. I can not mow the grass and it is turning yellow. Do I put garden soil in the low area and then some sod on top? The caller described and sent images of a ...

Whew! At last we are getting some serious rain in the north state this season. We all agree that rainwater is precious — so why do we try so hard to move it off our property? On city and suburban lots ...

When Janet Damian’s garden was inundated by last June’s monstrous rainstorm, she wasn’t alone. The “century storm” of June 21 kicked off a summer of flooding throughout southeast Michigan. Damian’s ...

Rain gardens can be beautiful and functional additions to a home's landscaping. A verdant lawn can make your neighbors green with envy, but traditional turf grass has its downsides. Beneath the ...

Managing stormwater is a difficult and expensive challenge, particularly in the built environment of urban areas such as Greater Columbus, where so much of the environment is covered with impervious ...

Everyone can do something to live thoughtfully on the land. Rain gardens are one way people can connect with their local waterway, even if they do not live near it. Planting a rain garden can help ...

Looking for something new to plant this fall? Great weather ahead for installing container-grown plants. Growing ornamental grasses is one of the easiest perennials in the landscape. On Sunday I ...

Rain gardens are a great way to both have an attractive landscape feature and also enhance water quality in the drizzly Pacific Northwest. Forests and soils act as a filter for rainwater, cleaning it ...

The demonstration rain garden in Bartholomew County is located on the IUPU Columbus Campus in a parking lot island and had previously been a flat and open, windswept area occupied by turf grass ...