How do you make a rain Garden and what kind of plants do you put in it
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Broke my ankle skydiving on June 3rd, surgery on June 12th and moving into my new home June 29th. I sure couldn't do it without my friend"s support,
Maggie Read
Sacramento, CA
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There are good tutorials at websites of This Old House, Better Homes & Gardens, and Rain Garden Network. Basically, choose your spot, good especially if you already have a slope, dig the garden shape you want, perhaps varying depth, place a pipe from your downspout, plant your plants according to their preference...those that like to be really wet at the deepest part, those that like just damp further out, etc. I plan on using ferns, astilbe, globe flower, button bush, iris, swamp azalea, etc. But you might need some different plants in California. I also plan to use some river rock so it doesn't become a big mudhole.
Read up while you rest the ankle, and good luck.