Water—it’s one of the most essential, beneficial and frustrating assets for gardeners throughout the country. At any given time, there seems to be either too much of it or not enough. So what’s the ...

If you have an area in your yard that regularly collects water after a downpour, you can turn it into a landscaping asset by ...

For some of us, summer means weeks of cloudless blue skies and blazing sunshine. For others, it means rain - and lots of it. With our changing climate, unsettled weather patterns have become a problem ...

WASHINGTON — You’ve heard of flower beds and veggie patches, but have you met the garden that actually loves a good downpour? Enter the rain garden, it's nature’s stylish, sustainable solution to ...

See how to create a rain garden with beautiful native and adapted plants for pollinators. When it rains, it pours, and it’s no fun when it pools up next to the house, even in a brief cloudburst. And ...

A rain garden is a green infrastructure project that can improve the quality of stormwater, minimize pollution, and enhance biodiversity and pollinator habitat. Purdue, Iowa State and Illinois-Indiana ...

A rock pathway directs water from the gutter on this home to the native plants in a garden designed by landscaper Carrie Dubberley. Carrie Dubberley Taylor Kirkland loves his creek-side property in ...

South Bay designer Shelkie Tao specializes in water-efficient landscaping, including rain gardens. Photo courtesy Shelkie Tao/Water Efficient Gardens. Whether you’re looking to make your landscaping ...

New incentives encourage residents to save water, recharge groundwater, and rethink their yards as part of the local ...

Gemma is an experienced freelance writer who has spent the last five years focusing on expert-driven content relating to homes and gardens. She has contributed to several lifestyle publications ...

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 ...

Once the rain garden now starting to sprout at Victory Park in Waukegan is fully grown, people will feel like they are getting an aerial view of the 2,000-square-foot plot of land as they gaze at it.