rain garden
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Posted: Sep/21/2007 3:00 PM PST
Hey, has anyone heard of a rain garden? I wanted to put one in after reading an article about one, but I can't remember where I read about it, and can't find the article again. Does anyone know what plants are good to use for this? 
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Posted: Sep/21/2007 4:00 PM PST
Is that the same as a bog garden? |
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Posted: Sep/21/2007 7:44 PM PST
I don't know if it is the same, it might be. According to the article, a rain garden is one that has plants that can soak up extra water after the rain, like in a low spot in your yard. It can contain a pond, but not necessarily. I have a low spot in my yard that floods in spring, and I thought that a rain garden might be the solution. Trouble is, I can not for the life of me remember what plant are suitable for this!
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Posted: Sep/22/2007 9:49 AM PST
It does sound like a bog garden. I'd start there as I think that's the more common name. I have a book with a chapter on bog gardens and they suggest siberian iris, ladies' mantle, rodgersia, cannas, and sedges. |
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Posted: Sep/22/2007 1:49 PM PST
Do you have room for a weeping willow? I just love them and could picture one on the edge of a bog garden. Would love a larger piece of property that would accomodate a bog garden - had never heard of one before but sounds nice! |
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Posted: Sep/23/2007 1:02 PM PST
Twiggy, someone fond an old thread in the Water Gardens forum. Sounds like bog gardens are permanently wet and rain gardens are not. There's more info there--it's just down a few forums. |
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Posted: Oct/02/2007 11:26 AM PST
Rain gardens are a major focus in Portland Oregon as a means of decreasing excess water runoff, which can cause sewage overflow into the rivers during storms. it also is a way to make the urban landscape more pleasant and integrated with ecological systems. Here is a link to the Portland Metro website page on rain gardens. Portland State University also does a lot of work with this kind of thing, you could look on their website. http://www.metro-region.org/article.cfm?ArticleID= 25308[/size][/size] |
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Posted: Oct/08/2007 6:53 AM PST
thanks for the advice, I'll check out that site... |
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Posted: Dec/15/2007 12:23 PM PST
When I tried out the sight, it brought me to this very page. Did any one else have the same problem? |
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Posted: Dec/17/2007 8:58 PM PST
Quote: Originally posted by judy-judy-judy When I tried out the sight, it brought me to this very page. Did any one else have the same problem?Judy, try this one: www.metro-region.org/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=25102 Make sure to remove any spaces in the web address. |
