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By Martin Johnson Information/Education Coordinator
Have you ever considered planting a rain garden? A rain garden is a simple, beautiful and functional way to improve the landscape and improve local water quality.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, up to 70 percent of the pollution in our surface waters comes from stormwater. Rainfall runs off roofs, parking lots and lawns, washing away accumulations of sediment and other pollutants such as fertilizers, pesticides and motor oil, which are then carried to the nearest stream.
Rain gardens are constructed on a low spot below an area over which stormwater run-off tends to flow. Immediately above the garden, a grass strip slows run-off and filters out some of the particles it carries. The garden plays the role of a shallow pond or marsh for a few days after it rains, holding three to six inches of excess run-off long enough let plants, bacteria,
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