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Minnesota Rain Gardens
http://www.minnesotaraingardens.net
Tips and information on creating rain gardens and other water architecture.
- Added on: Apr 16th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: minnesotaraingarde
- Listed in: Lawn & Garden
- Tags: water gardens minnesota minneapolis rain mn
Recent Posts
Going to share a rain garden with my next door neighboor.
The preparation work is always more than the actual installation......
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Where did rain gardens first start?
Rain gardens are a pretty new idea - they started in the late 1980s, when the Maryland Environmental Protective Department decided to set up a rain garden to capture the overflow of rain water that came off a parking lot. The University of Maryland...
Do rain gardens attract mosquitos?
Another question customers ask when they are thinking about having a rain garden is worrying whether it will attract mosquitoes. The good news - no, rain gardens do not attract mosquitoes! 7-12 days of standing water are needed for mosquitoes to l...
Tip for leveling an area for a rain garden
Rain gardens should be created once the ground has been made level. Here’s how to level the space: First, dig out the area to the right depth. Then lay a long 2×4 across the area, with a carpenters level on top of the 2×4. When y...
Rain garden building tip
While rain gardens take a while to build, there are some short-cuts. Here’s a great tip, with two options (one much more environmentally friendly)? If the grass is dead where you’d like to place your rain garden, digging will be much easi...
