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Rain gardens offer a beautiful fix for heavier downpours
Original: Rain gardens help handle today's downpours. And they can be beautiful too
Gardeners and homeowners are being encouraged to plant rain gardens — shallow, planted depressions that collect stormwater runoff from roofs and driveways. Coverage highlights that with increasingly intense downpours, these gardens help absorb excess water, reduce flooding and filter pollutants, while still looking attractive. Writers note they can be filled with hardy, water-tolerant flowering plants, making them both a practical climate adaptation and a landscaping feature.
Why now: Heavier rainfall linked to climate change is driving interest in practical, attractive flood-mitigation ideas for home gardens.
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- Rain gardens help handle today's downpours. And they can be beautiful too · ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Rain gardens help handle today's downpours. And they can be beautiful too · New Haven Register
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