Introduction to Rain Gardens

Rain gardens reduce runoff and allow rainwater to soak into your yard. UT Extension Agent Celeste Scott shows a rain garden at the UT Gardens in Jackson, Tennessee and talks about how it works. She talks about how to calculate how large a depression the garden should be and how to test for percolation. She also shows some of the plants that can tolerate immersion for a few days in the rain garden.

She references some Extension materials to help plan rain gardens:
A Builders guide to Raingarden
Tennessee Native Rain Garden Plant Recommendations

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