Just did this story about a type of gardening that helps control the flow of storm water for a local newspaper. If you live in a flood-prone area, rain gardens are an unusually pretty way to keep water from downspouts out of the streets — and your basement.
Read more here.
P.S. The garden pix are mine. We’ve moved to deer resistant plants and it’s been a good year!
Nora Edinger -- JOY Journal 
Great idea and beautiful photos!!!!
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🙂 That’s what I thought, too! I’m more of a garden putterer than a landscaper — still learning every growing season.
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Very interesting. Your flowers are beautiful’
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🙂 Who knew this is what would happen after that water main failure made us redo a whole lot of stuff? This time, we landscaped with deer in mind and it has been much easier and prettier. Hope all is well out your way!!
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Your flowers made my gloomy winter days feel like I’m walking through your garden, Catherine in New Zealand (winter time now)
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🙂 I always like to look at pictures of beach cottages in the middle of our winter! Right now, it’s hot and muggy enough that sweater weather sounds nice!
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I just read your article. I’d never heard of rain gardens before. What a great idea! I love your garden photos.
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Thanks! Flowers do make me happy! I hadn’t heard of this kind of garden before, either. We need to unhook a couple of downspouts and may try one of these in a corner of the front yard. Have a great weekend!
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I hope you have a good weekend as well, Nora!
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Your flowers are beautiful! I’ve never heard of “rain gardens” before but the concept makes a lot of sense. How lovely that it will solve a problem as well as provide a habitat to birds, bees, and butterflies.
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That’s what I thought, too! I even like the name of them. 🙂 Have a blessed weekend!
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First time hearing about rain gardens. Indeed your photos are beautiful. 😍
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🙂 Thank you. I had good subjects!
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